Category: 2015 Nests

Angela was a busy a lady this morning. She also found false crawl #20, bottom photo, and that crawl seemed to have been made by the same loggerhead that created nest #25. False crawl #20 was located about the mid point of Vizcaya.

Angela found nest #25, the 6th nest in the midwest area, top photo. It was a loggerhead and it was located below the Dune 1 condos across from Stinky’s in Section 14. Note the body pit she created before nesting, which located right in front of Angela. UPDATE!! Nest #25 escaped from nest 76 dead…

was found today by Ben in the Miramar area, in front of the western most house in Fransista. Good for Ben for seeing the tracts so many footprints all over. the folks there had been on the beach parting all night, stuff all over, lots of beer cans. Ben got a video that was not…

Nest #23 a loggerhead is in old Grayton Beach in front of Auburn St. SWTWG loves these wonderful learning mornings, we were all done with our morning walks when we got a phone call from the Walton County sheriff that there was a crawl in an area usually covered by the Grayton Beach state Park…

Nest #22 a loggerhead was found by Barb Basinger at the eastern most tops’l condo unit. She was a very small turtle only 24 inch wide track and only came out of water 20 feet. At first Barb thought it was a false crawl. Take a look at the picture. She did not throw much…

a loggerhead is 25 feet west of westernmost Beach access in Heritage Dunes in Seagrove. Look at the picture, so many people around her it is a wonder she nested. They even stamped all around it I guess so we would see it. Please people stay well back from a sea turtle on the beach…

Hurrah we now are at #20 Public Park at Orange Street near lifeguard stand UPDATE!! Nest #20 has hatched and been evaluated escaped from nest 93 total eggs 93 survival % 100 % Got to love this nest

Nest #19 was found today by the TDC beach crew. It was storming so hard and lots of lighting so the walker did not walk so I called the TDC to be on the lookout and sure enough Nest #19 a loggerhead at 118 Montgomery St. in Seagrove…..Hurrah no picture as to rainy UPDATE!! Nest…

look at that sky wow, and still a nest. Good work team UPDATE!! Nest #18 has hatched and been evaluated escaped from nest 67 alive and released 6 dead in nest 5 dead embryos 34 total eggs 122 survival % 50%

A loggerhead found in Watersound…. UPDATE!! Nest #17 has hatched and been evaluated escaped from nest 93 alive and released 4 no development 7 dead embryos 1 total eggs 105 survival % 92%