Posts by CWBTW Editor

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

WHEW!  The Morning Patrol really worked extra hard (4.5 hours) this morning!  We have Nests #38, #39, a Nesting Site and a False Crawl.  Nests #38 & #39 were fairly easy to find.  The Nesting Site, NOT SO MUCH!  They even called in the ‘Egg Whisperer’, Gary, and they had to take a break.  Teresa and Read More

We have another Hat Trick today and 2 false crawls!  One false crawl obeyed the ‘Stay Off the Dune’ sign! All nests were laid in safe locations AND within several feet from other nests. Morning Patrol had a great opportunity to share some information with beach visitors. **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach Read More

We had one beautiful crawl this morning which led to Nest #34.  It truly was a work of art!  Mama turtle chose to be neighbors with Nest #29.  Sisters perhaps?   Nest #13 had some more crab activity.  We took the wire off to check the tunnels.  Thankfully, none led to the eggs.  We replaced the Read More

What a night!  We got a call about a nesting mama on the river beach at Ft. Caswell at 10:16 last night.  When we got there, the kids told us she had gone back to the water (we gave a quick lesson on flashlight etiquette). They said there was another turtle down the beach, so Read More

We had 3 False Crawls after nothing yesterday.  Sadly, they were all in the areas where we are lacking nests, too.   Nest #13 had a canine (paw prints) dig into the nest area.  From the crab tracks evidence, it appears a crab pulled out 3 eggs, not the canine.  There has been crab activity there for Read More