Waties Island Sea Turtles

Waties Island, the northernmost barrier island in South Carolina is roughly 4.0 km in length. It is a private undeveloped barrier island at the border of North/South Carolina. All sea turtle monitoring by this group is authorized by the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program under Permit MTP500. We strive to help protect the sea turtle, and we are at it again this season! The site will be updated often during the nesting season - May 1st through October.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Today Makes 16

16 False crawls by the turtle with the uneven track. She came up again last night near the jetty and spent a long time on the beach. There were several spots where she stopped and tried to dig, but again, no nest.

Just a few yards up the beach where the rocks are was a second crawl. The tracks appeared to be more "normal" and this could be a totally different turtle. But again, no nest. Maybe she'll return tonight.

But there is always something to be investigated out on that beautiful island, and today the volunteers found sea anemones in the pools of water along the base of the jetty. We looked them up in the great book called "Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas" by Blair and Dawn Witherington. This book has great pictures and is easy and concise. I love it!