Turtle Patrol members celebrated National Endangered Species Day today with the discovery of nests 3, 4, and 5!
Zone 3 remained popular as walkers Jane Magioncalda and Sandy MacCoss first called with a promising crawl north of Boardwalk 6. Bill Greubel responded and quickly found Nest 3. The 145 eggs were moved further back on the dune.
Further down the beach, Jane and Sandy found a meandering crawl between boardwalks 2 and 3. Valerie and Mark Doane responded and found Nest 4. The 135 eggs were moved back further on the dune. The mama took the scenic route back to the water as seen in the photo above.
Bill Greubel decided to have another look at a crawl left by the mama turtle encountered by Thursday morning walkers. A fresh set of eyes proved to do the trick as he found Nest 5. The nest was left in situ high on the dune at boardwalk 2.
