Lovely warm walk on the beach today. As we were walking up the beach, Sherry called and said that there was a dead turtle stranded on the short end. Contacted Leslie to respond to the stranding.
As we were heading past mid island, we observed a crawl.
Beautiful textbook crawl right up the beach to the dunes and a body pit perfectly placed in the dune.
Since Sharon was out, Leslie was contacted regarding the crawl. When she arrived, the area was evaluated to determine if we had a nest.
Some thought it was nest, and some thought a false crawl. After some closer examination, they noticed a divet in the center of the body pit. No evidence of any nest dug or sand thrown.
So it was called FC #02 because it looks like she started to dig and changed her mind. Also noticeable were many crab tracks around this body pit. She may have gotten fed up with the crabs and just left. Have our fingers crossed that she will return to our beach tomorrow.
Waties Island performs research management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance with SCDNR permit number MTP 500
Text by Sharon pictures by Leslie and Jewel.
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