Posts by CWB Turtle Writers

We had two nests and two false crawls of 34”.  We’re assuming Nest #7 with a 34” crawl is the same turtle.  This was at marker 54.3 (east of Baptists’ walkway.  Nest #8 with a 38” crawl was laid high in the dunes at marker 58 (Studer’s house)   A new morning volunteer found her first Read More

We had a 36” false crawl at Marker 66.  It looked like a nest but we dug for over an hour in hard sand and did not find eggs.

We had two false crawls this morning.  One was 39” at marker 66 and the other was 43” on the river in the Baptists.  Both these crawls were different from loggerheads but could not be positively identified as green or leatherback.  The one at the Baptists looked like a nest but after digging for over Read More

We had two nests this morning.  Nest #3 from a 40” crawl was laid at marker 62 (400 block).  These eggs were just below the surface.  Nest #4 from a 38” crawl was laid at marker 78.8 (Beach Villas).  These eggs were buried so deep I thought I was following a crab hole.  Both these Read More

We had nest #2 this morning at Marker 55.5 (Baptists’ Steps area) with a 34” crawl.  Our new morning patroller, Barbara, was happy to see her first crawl and help with protecting the nest.

Sunday, May 26, 2013 – Although Oak Island had a nest on May 12th, our first nest wasn’t laid until this morning. After 3 false crawls we had our first nest at marker 60.5 (Dr. Brook’s house) with a 40” crawl.  She had laid well into the dunes and the nest was caged and left Read More