September 27, 2023 – Wednesday News!

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 Inventory
Hatched Egg Shells – 61
Unhatched Eggs – 8
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0
+ 2 small spacer eggs

Nest #89 Inventory
Hatched Egg Shells – 105
Unhatched Eggs – 8
Pipped – 0
Live – 2
Dead – 0

Nest 87:

Nest 89:

**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03).

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