Nests 2 & 3

It was an exciting morning on the beach! Chris Palmer and Mark Horn encountered a promising crawl between Boardwalks 4 and 5.  Bill Greubel responded and found Nest #2.  It was determined to be as high as relocated Nest #1 so it was left in situ.  Chris then went to check yesterday's false crawl in case crabs had helped locate the nest.  Bill joined him and found a promising small body pit between two of yesterday's pits.  Bill probed and found Nest #3.  Since it was relatively high and had been more than 24 hours, it was left in situ as well. 

We’re off to a good start!

Chris Palmer and Mark Horn

Chris Palmer and Mark Horn

Chris Palmer & Bill Greubel

Chris Palmer & Bill Greubel

Nest # 1!!

We have Nest # 1!  Tory Kindley with Bill and Linda Nelson found the crawl 100 yards North of Boardwalk 3. Judy Morr responded and the nest was found on first probe! The 143 eggs were moved to higher ground south of Boardwalk 4.

Today's nest is tied with 2012 for the second earliest nest in Seabrook Island's recorded history. Number one was 2017 with a nest on May 4th. We had 73 nests in 2012 and 69 in 2017 so this could be the sign of a big year.


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Turtle Patrol Trains New Members

This year’s New Member Training was held at the Oyster Catcher Community Center on Saturday, April 20th. The Patrol added over 30 new members for 2019, an all time record!

The training session was conducted by Turtle Patrol Leader, Terry Fansler along with Patrol Members, Karen Sewell and Amanda Shilko. The new Members were given a thorough overview of their new responsibilities along with some initial supplies.

The Patrol will start walking the Seabrook Island beaches around Mothers Day.

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