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TGIF!
The only activity on the beach this morning was 3 live horseshoe crabs in Zone 1 and a very aggressive ghost crab that came out of it’s...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 11, 20241 min read
No Reason to Despair
As of May 10th there hasn’t been a sea turtle crawl or nest on our favorite island. There is, however, no reason to despair. In 25 years...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 11, 20241 min read


TGIF!
The only activity we had this Friday was three live horseshoe crab in Zone 1 and a large aggressive ghost crab in Zone 4 that came out oh...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 11, 20241 min read


Protecting our Turtles
NO signs of Momma's today on the beach, but we know they are close! We even had a pair of Eagles on the lookout for them this morning......

FOHI Turtle Team
May 8, 20241 min read


Sea Turtle nesting season has officially begun!
Today marked the official start of sea turtle nesting season. Wednesday volunteers kicked it off this morning with training class, and...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 1, 20241 min read


Wednesday walkabout
Turtle volunteers continue to patrol the beach each morning monitoring the nests that are still due to hatch, picking up trash, and...

FOHI Turtle Team
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Wednesday is for turtles
It was a PERFECT morning on the beach.. the weather was cool.. and the bugs were no where to be found thanks to the breeze. As our turtle...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Wednesday turtle report
Volunteers continue to monitor nests for hatching! It has been a record year for turtle nests all along the east coast. Seaturtle.org...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 15, 20231 min read


Wednesday beach stroll
Another beautiful sunrise this morning on the beach ❤️ Hatching season continues and volunteers monitor the nests and look for tiny...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Wind blown Wednesday 💨
Guess what the wind blew in? NEST #195 !! located in zone 2 and relocated to higher ground. Hatching continues on the beach with many...

FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Sea Breeze and Sunny Sunday, August 20, 2023
Typical for the middle of August, Zones 1 -4 reported tracks of a few nest boils and other minor activity.

FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 20, 20231 min read


Data Czar Deliberations
In 2023, we are now at day (192 nests) 92 of the nesting season vs 93 days for the complete 2022 season, and the 2023 season may not be...

Beth Briggs Glass
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Wednesday weigh in
Another beautiful sunrise on the beach for Turtle Volunteers on Wednesday ! Volunteers found one non nesting crawl today .. the Momma...

FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Happy Trails on Wednesday 🐢🐢
Today we had 5 nests hatch ! Just look at all those little tracks heading for the ocean! Good luck little ones ……………………… A beautiful...

FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Inventory
A PUBLIC NEST INVENTORY will be held Wednesday, August 2, at 7 PM. Park at the lighthouse and go south (right); look for the volunteers...

Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 31, 20231 min read


Hump day Hustle!
Today we had SEVEN nests hatch! - that's hundreds of baby turtles making a mad dash for the ocean - dodging predators, and navigating...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Sunday Happy to Put Nest # 177 on Record
Zone 1 Nest # 177 was located along with a NNE Zone 2 One NNE Zone 3 One NNE and observed Nest # 16 had boiled. Also assisted a...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 23, 20231 min read


smile because its Wednesday :)
AND WE HAD OUR FIRST HATCH OF THE SEASON! Nest #5 hatched in zone 4 Volunteers also reported: 2 NNC in Zone 4 2 NNC in Zone 3 Nest #174...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Data Czar Deliberations
After this morning's (Monday 7/17) good "haul" on the beach of 4 nests, here is an update. Only 5 more nests needed by the sea turtles to...

Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 17, 20231 min read


Just another manic Monday
4 nests today 🥳🎉 Nest 168 and 171 in Zone 2 169 in Zone 3 170 in Zone 5 (Little Hunting) All needed relocated as they were laid very...

Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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