Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Nest #16 was laid in an area known for heavy flooding, so it was relocated.Thanks to Joy for the great pictures!  Beautiful sunrise reflections! Nest 16 Crawl width:  93 cm/36.5″ eggs relocated: 109

We are now tied with Cape Hatteras for the most nests in NC (if their data is correct)! 1 False Crawl.  Craw Width:  84 cm/33″. Location:  West of Joe O’Brien Access, in front of 906 CB Rd. Nest 15 Crawl WIdth:  89 cm/35″. Laid just at/above the King Tide line and covered with wire.

Morning Patrol had an adventure following today’s Mama’s crawl to and from the nest!  She also didn’t make it easy for them to find the eggs!  All in a days work, lol. Nest 14 Crawl width: 82 cm/33″

June 1st has a Hat Trick! Three new nests today, all located in safe locations! Nest 11 Crawl width:  86 cm/34″Nest 12 Crawl width:  104 cm/41″Nest 13 Crawl width:  96.5 cm/38″

Joy, Kathleen and Wanda worked hard to find the eggs today!   We had 2 new nests and one false crawl. The False Crawl was located east of  Fort Caswell’s Maritime Way Access.  Mama climbed up the escarpment, dug a hole, left no eggs and didn’t cover the hole. Crawl width:  89 cm/35″ Nest 9 Crawl width:  Read More

Quiet and Windy No new nests today.  Nest 2 was slightly overwashed, probably tide and wind related.  Not to worry, Karen Clark from NC Wildlife said a little overwash is ok.  We will be hopeful! _____________________

IT’S QUADRUPLETS We had 4 nests this morning!!!  All were laid in safe locations, too! Nest 5 – Crawl width: 102 cm/40″ Nest 6 – Crawl width: 96 cm/38″ Nest 7 – Crawl width: 81 cm/32″ Nest 8 – Crawl width: 81 cm/32″

We had 3 new nests today and 2 false crawls!  The false crawls had the same crawl width as the Nest 2 Mama and were just east and west of Nest 2.  Nest 2 ~ She worked hard for this one! Crawl width:  86 cm/34 inches in a safe location, Eggs In Situ. The false Read More

We have a nest!!!!! Nest #1 99 cm crawl (39 inch) 68 Eggs relocated to above the high tide line

Happy First Day of Nesting Season!!!No turtle activity today, but it won’t be long!  From now on we will not email the Morning Patrol report unless there is activity. We picked up some trash and put out a still smoldering bonfire. The King tides this week did cause some mid-beach escarpment ledges in a few Read More