Turtle News
Carol Ann Hoffman was the lucky Walker today. She reported a crawl 100 yards north of the trash can on North Beach. The Middletons responded and found Nest 47 which was left in situ.
Glen Cox came upon the mama for nest 47 at 5:55 this morning. His photos are attached. Thanks Glen!
Sarah Dewey and Joanne Lewis had to walk all the way to the very end of North Beach to find a crawl near the dolphin watch box. While waiting for Mike Vinson to probe they had the pleasure of watching dolphins strand feed. It was worth the wait as Mike found Nest 46 and the 118 eggs were relocated to a safer spot about 40 yards north of the dog sign.
Kim Neath found a crawl 50 yards north of the trash can on North Beach. Bill and Linda Nelson responded and found Nest 45. It was left in situ
Saturday, June 27th
On her usual afternoon walk on the south end of the beach, Karen Sewell noticed what she thought looked like a nest about halfway between the old pier and Privateer. There were no visible crawls as they had been washed away by the high tide. She sent some photos of her find to Terry Fansler who then asked Sandy MacCoss and Jane Magioncalds to check it out. They headed for the beach after contacting Karen who decided to join them. It was a good thing she did because the body pit she had reported was hard to find. They probed the area extensively but had no luck and were about to call it a day. Jane decided to give it one more try before they left and she found nest 43! Rumor has it that Karen performed her patented "found the nest" dance to celebrate the occasion.
Sunday. June 28th
Rick and Francie Segal sent in a photo of what they thought might be a turtle crawl in front of the Camp St. Christopher cross. The area was probed by Valerie and Mark Doane and they found the eggs. Nest 44 was relocated 30 yards north of the boat shed. There were 118 eggs, 7 of which were found broken inside the nest. It took some keen eyes to spot this crawl, good job Rick and Francie.
Sandy MacCoss and Anna Wechter reported a crawl just south of Boardwalk 6. Mike Vinson responded and found Nest 42 which he was able to leave in situ. This was a very determined turtle... she dug up and broke up the remnants of an old bonfire. Mike's on a roll, finding 4 nests in 3 days!
In the meantime, Gary Bowers had a busy morning on North Beach. He first called before 6 AM with a promising crawl 100 yards north of Boardwalk 1. The Middletons responded and found the 115 eggs for Nest 41. It was moved further back on the dune to a safer location. Gary continued his walk and didn't even call in an obvious false crawl near the trash can. He waited until he had a third crawl around the curve on the spit. Judy Morr responded to that crawl and unfortunately, it was also a false crawl.
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