Posts by CWBTW Patrol

Caswell Beach Turtle Watch had our last sea turtle nest on Caswell Beach, Nest #63, excavated on Friday, Nov. 8th. It was a lesson in developmental stages and loss. Team 6 diligently checked the nest each day and evening even when it became clear that it wasn’t going to hatch. Per NCWRC Guidelines, we waited Read More

While Caswell Beach had very little damage last weekend, our beautiful state has had unimaginable and catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene. We are hurting for our friends, loved ones and NC neighbors who are suffering! We hope Western NC can feel our thoughts, prayers and support from afar. Nest #61 hatched the evening before Hurricane Read More

This week, Caswell Beach Turlte Watch had its first sea turtle nest hatch since Cyclone #8 in the wee hours of Monday morning (sometime after 2:00 am). The hatchling tracks on Nest #60 were very encouraging! (This nest had NOT been overwashed during any of the summer storms.) No other hatchlings emerged in the following Read More

Caswell Beach Turtle Watch executed three excavations/inventories yesterday evening, two of which were early due to the Tropical System and King Tides. All three nests had been overwashed by the previous King Tides in August so we weren’t sure what the results would be. It was pouring rain and Caswell Beach Road was badly flooded. Read More

Back in July, the mama sea turtle from Nest #50 crawled through the nest stakes of Nest #47 to lay her eggs. Caswell Turtle Watch Team 3 was assigned the two nests just yards apart and they were due to hatch within days of each other. Their inventive minds scoped out the scene and came Read More

Our Caswell Beach Turtle Watch teams are amazed almost daily at the amount of turtle activity we are seeing! Even more amazing is the inventory results of the nests that have been overwashed at some point this season on Caswell Beach! Every nest has survived, and NONE were destroyed. It truly shows the resilience of Read More

On the morning of August 20th, Caswell Beach’s Sea Turtle Nest #46 was found uncovered by the King Tide on day 41 of incubation (full incubation ranges from 48-65 days). We were devastated! With direction from the NCWRC, Caswell Beach Turtle Watch made efforts to save the nest and relocate it. Our team was so Read More

In one of our rare instances of animal predation, Caswell Beach Sea Turtle Nest #41 had been dug out by a fox (or a coyote) on the 28th day of incubation. 59 eggs were destroyed. The destroyed eggs were removed and the remaining eggs were re-covered with sand. We were not sure how the remaining Read More