Nests 77 & 78

Valerie Doane called in a very long and meandering crawl going way into the myrtles 150 yards south of Boardwalk 2. Valerie and Mark Doane stayed to probe and found nest 77 with 144 eggs. It was relocated to an area 175 yards south of Boardwalk 2. . Rachel and Marshall Carter and their girls continued walking and found baby tracks coming out of Nest 1. There was still a baby loggerhead making it's way to the ocean which they monitored. After seeing the baby safely into the water they returned to help relocate Nest 77.

Meanwhile, Walkers Anna Wechter, Jane Magioncalda, Joe Ficarra, Tony and Leslie Gore reported a crawl just past the Club. Bill and Eileen Middleton probed and found Nest 78. The nest contained 142 eggs and was relocated to an area right behind the 2nd house past the Club.

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Nest 75

Nest 75 ties the all-time record number of nests set in 2015! Walkers Mimi Montague, Karen Preston, Pixie Hider and Lynne Madison called with a crawl just north of Boardwalk 6. The Middletons responded and found Nest 75. It was able to be left in situ.

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Nest 74

Walkers called in a crawl in front of the yellow house, After extensive probing and digging by Tim Morawski, Sandy MacCoss, Terry Fansler, Mike Vinson and Jane Magioncalda,Tim Morawski found Nest 74 The 99 eggs were relocated to an area right behind the original nest. Walkers were Paula Baram, Heather Fife, Brad Masteller, Charlane Faught and her grandchildren Kylie, Lucy & Jax.

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Nests 72 & 73

Walkers Joleen Ardaiolo, Beverly Stribling and Nancy and Joel Pondelik called in with two crawls 100 yards and 70 yards north of the old pier way out on zone 1. Bill and Linda Nelson responded and found a nest at each of the two crawls. The nests were up in the grass and both were left in situ. These are Nests 72 and 73.

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