Another busy morning for patrol! 2 nests and 2 obvious false crawls. Nest #15 had to be relocated from the East Point. The crawl had a beautiful tail drag line down the middle. THERE WERE 153 EGGS! Large nests such as this don’t always have a good hatch % rate. We shall see! Nest #16 was laid in a safe location, thankfully! Great job, Morning Patrol!
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 22ST03).