Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

After a few days of no nests, we have Nest #62.  It was laid on the river side of the East End.  It is a bad area for tide and boat wake washovers, so 114 eggs were relocated to a safer location!  Mama started her first cavity lower on the beach, abandoned that one and Read More

Happy Independence Day!  We hope you are able to enjoy the day safely with family and friends! We had 3 False crawls this morning and A LOT of trash.  Much of the trash was debris from the Refugee Boat that washed ashore yesterday on Caswell Beach.  We picked up pieces of Styrofoam and water bottles Read More

The East Point had action again today (2 False Crawls).  We’ve decided they are trying to find Religion at the Baptist Assembly beach! One was obvious and the other they dug to China to make sure! Nest #61 was located in a different area this morning in a safe place!   We are happy to report Read More

Whew!  Hold on to your hats today!  This morning we had Lisa Anderson from the State Port Pilot riding along with us.  We had 2 new nests, 1 false crawl and 1 injured Shearwater Bird (taken to Sea Biscuit Rescue)! Nest #59 was laid very deeply in an area known for ground water problems.  102 eggs Read More

The rain held off so we could get our patrol in this morning! We have 2 new nests and 1 false crawl!  On this date last year we had 54 nests, so we are in good shape! Nest #57’s Mama crawled through a marked Nesting Site!  This site will be “Guarded” well! Nest #58’s Mama also Read More

We had 2 nests this morning, both laid high and dry!  We also enjoyed several visitors who got to observe the excitement and learn more about the process! One family called last night just before midnight to report a turtle nesting.  They were thrilled to observe the miracle from a respectful distance!  The Mama for Read More

2 False Crawls, both on the East End.  Two different turtles according to the crawl width.  One mama looks to have been harassed by Coyotes.  There were Coyote tracks all over and around her crawl area.  Poor thing! Nest #54 was beautifully laid in a safe area! Our Southport Patrol has been checking the river beach.  It Read More

We have Nest #53!    114 eggs were relocated to a safer location!  It was laid on the East End where there has been a lot of erosion.  So far this season 11 nests have been moved from the East End!  WOW!  I can’t wait to get the data from these Mama’s to see how many are repeat nesters or Read More

We had 4 new nests today and 0 false crawls!!!  2 Mamas laid very near each other!  Sisters perhaps? Nest #49 was laid right on a high tideline, so 91 eggs were relocated back towards the dunes. Nest #50 was laid below a high tideline, so 118 eggs were relocated back towards the dunes and Read More

We had no crawls on Saturday, but today made up for it!  There were 3 new nests and 3 false crawls!   Nest #46 was laid on the East end AGAIN and just under a sloughing dune.  134 eggs were relocated to a safer location! Nest #47 was laid precariously close to a high tideline. 120 Read More