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We Inventoried Nest #78 last evening, the 75th Day.  The King Tides definitely had an impact on the nest.  There were 84 unhatched, partially developed eggs.  One of those had been split open, probably by a crab.  It was not developed enough to have pipped on its own.  Team 3 rallied through and did what Read More

We had a surprise yesterday afternoon. Our last Nesting Site showed evidence of an emergence. A Nesting Site is an area where the Mama spent a good amount of time, but the nest chamber was not located by our patrol. Mama came in on August 4th. Our best guess is that the nest hatched during Read More

It was chilly and quiet out there this morning.   We had 2 successful inventories last evening for the 2 nests that hatched during Friday-Saturday’s rain. Nest #87 InventoryHatched Egg Shells – 61Unhatched Eggs – 8Pipped – 0Live – 0Dead – 0+ 2 small spacer eggs Nest #89 InventoryHatched Egg Shells – 105Unhatched Eggs – 8Pipped Read More

Looks like we made it through the storm! It was cold out there this morning and there was no damage to the remaining nests! **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03). **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach Read More

It has been very quiet on the beach the last couple of nights! The rain the night before could have erased any traces of activity, so hard to tell. There have been gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, though! **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission Read More

After several days with a crater on top, several nights of sitting until 11pm or after, much speculation about whether or not it hatched during the rain early Wednesday morning and finding flies/ants at the nest this morning, Nest #82 was excavated as soon as the team could arrive.  The nest HAD in fact hatched Read More

It was nice to see the stars again last night.  Many visitors were out hoping to see some turtle hatch, but they just weren’t ready to come out (while we all were there)!  The surge from the storm way off shore brought the tides up close to many nests hours after high tide.  Nest #85 Read More

Wednesday night had lots of beautiful distant lightning and cool breezes.  We all went in when the wind shifted, bugs came out and the rain got closer. Nest #83 Inventory:Hatched Egg Shells – 95Unhatched Eggs – 15Pipped – 0Live – 3 **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the Read More

We really are starting to slow down!  Last night was beautiful with the lightning show (the storm was in Florence and Lumberton), Starlink Satellite Train (22 lights) and the cool breeze.  We have 11 nests still incubating on Caswell Beach.  The hatchlings will probably take a few more days to incubate than the ones pre-Idalia.  The Read More

We had another beautiful evening for the inventories last night! There were no new nest hatchlings to report from the inventories. Nest #83 had no activity last night but a few more tracks in the runway this morning. Nest #73 Inventory:Hatched Egg Shells – 82Unhatched Eggs – 15Pipped – 0Live – 1Dead – 0 Nest #80 Read More