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Category: New Nests

  • 2009: Nest 21

    I found a nest, I found a nest, hurrah, happy 4th, after dropping off two others to get the west end walked and getting on the beach just past 5:50 walking past the refuge looking camp, Camping on the Gulf, past Sandestin with their 3 rows a mile long of chairs, chairs up at Topsail…

  • 2009: Nest 20

    Nest 20 a loggerhead, was found in Seagrove by the Villas by Carol, 7/03/09 to close to water and as you can see with the tracks and high tide yet to come, and moved by Joe.  Hurrah, love those sea turtles! UPDATE!! Nest #20 hatched 9/3/09 at 62 days 99 escaped 9 no obvious 108…

  • 2009: Nest 19

    Nest #19 a loggerhead was found by Bobby Stuart in Watersound left in place and marked by Bobby. Notice the incoming track is much lighter than the outgoing, I think it rained while she was nesting. UPDATE!! Joe had to dig this awful nest that was washed over and more importantly up into last night.…

  • 2009: Nest 18

    Nest #18 Loggerhead found by Bobby 7/01/09 WaterSound left in place and marked by Bobby and Joe. UPDATE!! This nest was 68 feet from the water but got water over it in  T. S. Claudette and when the water goes over our nests it also come up through the bottom and stays.  This kills the…

  • 2009: False Crawl 11

    False Crawl #11 was found by Johndra on Blue Mountain Beach 6/29/09 a loggerhead see the picture it looks as if she really did start to nest, but they found no eggs and no much thrown sand and out she went.

  • 2009: Nest 17

    Was found by Ramsgate in Sea Crest by Joe and marked by he and Charlie, 6/29/09 Loggerhead, left in place. UPDATE!! Nest #17 hatched on 8/30/09 at day 62 81 escaped from nest 12 no obvious 1 dead embryo 94 total eggs 86% success

  • 2009: Nest 13 Invasion

    This is what Anthony found this early a.m. When he walked and this is not caging but screening of a nest to keep out predators, and we hope it works.

  • 2009: False Crawl 9

    False Crawl #9 6/25/09 she just could find a place.

  • 2009: False Crawl 9 & 10

    False Crawls 9 and 10 were found today. Sharon got a call at 11:20 last night about a nesting sea turtle at Hidden Dunes in the West end. Well, Rachel and I went before 6 this morning and we could not see a track at all, a piece of yellow tape was around an area…

  • 2009: Nest 16 & False Crawl 8

    June 23,2009 we had a false crawl loggerhead near Walton Dunes  in Seagrove found by Bobby and a Nest. #16 Found by Debbie, First year walking.  This was a loggerhead nest and left in place and was in Gulf Trace near Grayton Beach State Park. UPDATE! NEST INVASION! UPDATE!! Nest #16 76 escaped 22 were…