FACT: Sea turtles DO see red lights. The color and wavelength is not as disturbing to them as a white Read More
Season Updates
Do Flashlights Hurt Sea Turtles?
Flashlights don’t HURT sea turtles. FACT: Flashlights do not physically harm sea turtles. Sea turtles do not see well on land, Read More
July 21, 2023 – Still Windy! #79
CAN YOU SAY WINDY? We were sandblasted this morning on morning patrol and the nests that have runways are full Read More
New to Caswell Beach Turtle Watch?
Hello Caswell Beach Turtle Friends. As we head into the busy part of turtle season, we wanted to take a Read More
July 20, 2023 – So Windy!
We guess the turtles decided to stay in the water because of the storms. Our volunteer teams braved the 18+ Read More
July 19, 2023 – Bobsey Twins! #77 & #78
We had 2 Nests and 1 False Crawl today. Both nesting Mamas had the same crawl width! Nest #77 was Read More
July 18, 2023 – Tuesday Twofer! #75 & 76
We had two Nests and 1 False Crawl today. The False Crawl width was just 1 cm difference from Nest Read More
July 17, 2023 – Turtles and Deer! #74
We had 3 fairly obvious False Crawls and 1 Nest today. The deer had a party at the East End. Read More
July 16, 2023 – Super Busy Sunday! #71
There were 5 False Crawls and 1 Nest today. The False crawls were spread out from the river side of Read More
July 15, 2023 – Saturday Patrol
We had 1 False Crawl and 1 possible Nesting Site today. Patrol dug and dug and just couldn’t locate the Read More
