Today's excitement started just as it became daylight when early morning beach goers had the privilege of watching a mama turtle return to the water after laying her eggs. Enough Turtle Patrol members were able to arrive at the scene, just North of Boardwalk 1 to keep the curious but respectful visitors from disturbing her long walk. After mama was safely back in the water, Mark and Valerie Doane followed her tracks to probe for eggs. They were surprised to find 2 eggs on top of the sand and wisely decided to hand dig Nest 12. Two more eggs were found an inch or so from the surface, then all the other eggs were located at a typical depth. The nest was below the high tide line and 125 eggs were relocated on Zone 4. Diane and John Woychick were our zone 4 walkers today.
