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We had Nest #56 and 2 False Crawls this morning. One False Crawl stopped 3 times in her journey, but no eggs were located.  The other was an obvious in and out on the river beach.  She knew that wasn’t a good area! Nest #56 was laid safely.Crawl Width:  80cm/32″ **This conservation work for protected Read More

We had 1 nest today.  We got a call at 11:30 last night from a beach visitor about a nesting mama.  She was headed back to the water, so we didn’t go out.  That was Nest #55.  It was in a safe location! There was also an  interesting False Crawl where Mama made 2 slight attempts. Read More

WE HAD 5 NESTS TODAY and 2 false crawls!  2 of our crawls were very long with many stops and turns.  One mama even dug a chamber, left it uncovered and moved up a bit.  When in doubt, always check the last stop! We had several wonderful visitors out and ran into Kathy B. from Read More

Our Mama’s stayed away from the Fireworks area last night!  We have 2 Nests and 2 False Crawls.   Both False Crawls had nests nearby with the same Crawl Width, so they did lay! False Crawl Width: 100cm/39.3″ Nests #48Crawl Width: 100cm/39.3″ False Crawl Width: 99cm/39″ Nests #49 had to be relocated from the high tide Read More

Happy Oak Island Day! We had 2 Nests today and another False Crawl.  The False Crawl was in the same area as the last 2 days, high on a dune slope.  Mama started a nest cavity and abandoned it. Nests #46 and #47 are in safe locations and finally in a low populated nest area!  Read More

Enjoy these beautiful examples of Turtle Safe sand sculptures! We can all enjoy the beach and keep Caswell Beach’s turtles safe. (Caswell Beach is a Turtle Sanctuary overseen by Caswell Beach Turtle Watch as part of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.) **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the Read More

We had another frustrating False Crawl at the east end and 2 nests today.   The False Crawl had a similar crawl width to yesterday’s False Crawl and a similar location!   Nest #44 needed to be relocated from a recent high tide line up to the dune.Crawl Width:  84cm/33″ Nest #45 was laid safely at the Read More

We have Nest #43 laid at a recent high tide line, in a very badly eroded area. We relocated 131 eggs on a nearby dune. We also had 2 very hard to “read” False Crawls.  We called in reinforcements and the 5 of us couldn’t locate any eggs.  Unfortunately, there were numerous holes and fort/moats Read More

We had 3 nicely placed nests today and 1 False Crawl. Nest #40 is over the crest of a high dune.  Mama worked hard to get up there, too!Crawl Width:  83cm/32.5″ Nest #41 is in a very popular area.  Crawl Width:  84cm/33″ Nest #42 is finally in an area without any other nests, near the false crawls Read More

We had 2 False Crawls this morning within .3 mile of each other, similar crawl widths.  The Morning Patrol checked the Nesting Site one more time to no avail.  They tidied up the site and made it ready for watching. We are set up at the OKI Market today!  Come and see us! **This conservation Read More