No turtles in OB this morning. BIG Thank YOU this morning to Mark and Ron for putting 5 more aluminum signs in the ground. HOT work!! 2 signs at Summer House, 1 at Bluewater, 1 at Hampton Inn, 1 at Perdido Beach Resort. More signs have been ordered by USF&W!!! We have lots of boardwalks to…
We had nest number 36 for Fort Morgan this morning (Thursday 7/9). She went over a huge pile of sand that may have been a sand castle at one time, through rafts, inflatable boats, chairs and such left on the beach. Thanks to Matt, Judy, Kelly and Diane on patrol for finding the nest in…
Hey Team, We had another great day in the turtle neighborhood July 8th. Veteran turtler Susanna Lax was busy finding two crawls on her beach patrol. Patrolling eastbound she snapped a picture of the first crawl and alerted me. Continuing her patrol, she got to the second crawl and sent me a picture before I…
H6- Hooray! Nest #6 for OB was actually called in last night (Wednesday 7/8) about 11:00pm by Ashley and Josh, Alabama students from Tuscaloosa. They were sitting on the beach and witnessed what at first they thought was a dead body floating in. As it got closer, and with the help of very bright lights on the Four Seasons…
Greetings! Turtle dancing last night produced a nest! Our young team member, Courtney Wilson, and mom Stacey headed out very early for patrol on Thursday morning (7/9). It was Courtney who spotted a crawl! She had found her first nest. I was elated—the young ones are the future. We are all very proud of Courtney. …
