Walkers Pixie Hider and Lynne Madison called with a promising crawl 300 yards north of Boardwalk 3. The mama ran into a myrtle, turned and went up the dune. Judy Morr probed and found Nest 52. It was left in situ.
Nest 51
Our dedicated Probers Judy Morr and Mike Vinson braved the rain and returned to North Beach this afternoon to investigate the two crawls reported by Lori Porwoll and Pam Salvestrini during their early morning patrol. Judy found nest 51! The 119 eggs were moved to their new location about 250 yards north of the trash can. Mike gave it a good try but declared the crawl nearest the spit false.
The earliest nests should be hatching soon and we’ll begin to see hatchlings like the little one pictured below.
Nest 50
Melissa Andrews and Sarah Dewey reported a crawl 75 yards past the trash can on North Beach. Bill Greubel responded and found Nest 50 which was left in situ. We’ll have to build a walkway for the hatchlings as the nest is 20 yards over the dune
Nests 48 & 49
Jennifer Passantino found 2 crawls on North Beach. Sandy MacCoss and Jane Magioncalda probed both crawls and found Nest 48, located just north of the trash can. It was left in situ. The other crawl was long and meandered from the ocean to the lagoon near the spit. After probing several possible body pits, it was determined this was a false crawl.
Marnie Ellis walked the southern end of the beach for the first time this season, hoping to find a nest. Sadly, in an area south of the downed trees she discovered a crawl, body pit and broken egg shells. Bill Greubel investigated and found 44 broken shells and no other eggs to relocate. He and Marnie both assumed that raccoons may have disrupted the mama while she was laying the eggs. The nest was shallow and not well formed.
Turtle Patrol Member Celebrates the 4th with a Sea Turtle Mailbox
Seabrook Island has a tradition of decorating our mailboxes to celebrate the 4th of July. This year, Turtle Patrol Member Lynne Madison gave her daughter in law Marci free reign to decorate her mailbox. She chose a sea turtle theme and created the masterpiece depicted below. Feel free to drive by 2465 Bateau Trace to see it in person.
Thanks Lynne and Marci!!
