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, May 27, 2019

Memorial Day Nest # 3 and False Crawl # 2

This morning, Monday, May 27, 2019, the walkers found a crawl just below marker 8.
Angelos and Kim found the eggs and processed the nest. Up ahead, Maddy and Sherry

had found a false crawl at the jetty. Looks like the same turtle had come in earlier and quickly left, perhaps disturbed by a large cat or nearby campers.
Nest # 3 on a beautiful morning on Waties!!. The walkers also saw a wild turkey and two eagles on the causeway heading home!! What a day!!
Post by Paulette
Pictures by Angelos, Maddy and Sherry

Angelos and Kim working the nest