Posts by CWB Turtle Writers

Nest #37 is near marker 55 at the Baptist steps 3 false crawls: 35″ @ 64.7 34″ @ 77.4 35″ @ 79.4 Stay cool and hydrate.

No turtle action this morning except the picture below….and we saw a fox on the beach.

Oh my goodness, what a day!  2 nests, 6 false crawls and 2 turtle rescues. Nest #35, 33” crawl, marker 76.8, and Nest #36, 36” crawl, marker 66.5 6 False crawls 35” @ 74.8 34” @73.3 36” @ 69.9 34” @ 64.8 35” @ 59.5 35” @54.5 Most of these false crawls were in and out, Read More

Only a false crawl today.  Nest #32 had a huge crab hole this morning.  Today is the 52nd day for nest #2. For those of you that read the State Port Pilot, there is an article about us this week.  It is nice to have positive publicity and to give Duke Energy credit publicly for Read More

Nest #34. We relocated 120 eggs to marker 64.2. Crawl was 44″.  A 40″ False crawl at marker 64.8

Nest #33 from a 38” crawl at Marker 64. A 32” false crawl at Marker 79.9. Nest #30 was washed over.

One 32” false crawl at Marker 55.

Nest #32 is located at marker 67.5 and had a 31″ crawl 34″ False crawl in front of the villas We had a call for a stranded turtle today too. It was a loggerhead that was apparently victim of a boat strike. Buried on the beach. Look what time it is!!!! Green and tools were Read More

WOW, the weather is sure disrupting my routine! First, yesterday I reported 2 false crawls. The crawl near marker 54, we searched for eggs but the storm came so we left the flags around and decided to go back later. Later we did finally locate the eggs so Nest #28 was laid on June 30 Read More

News that I couldn’t wait until morning to tell you.  We got a call around 8:00pm this evening that some folks had just witnessed a turtle nesting on the east end at the Baptist Assembly and were afraid that the tide would wash it away if it weren’t moved.  They were absolutely right!  We relocated Read More