Our house didn't rent this week so we decided to take the opportunity to use it ourselves. We came across a turtle nest on Whalehead Beach just north of the Coral Walkway.

A question for Tim, what is the orange disc sticking up out of the sand in back right corner? Also, the nest is above the high tide line, but I'm sure it will not be when Lee passes by. How will the tide affect the eggs?

Our nest was washed away by Idalia. It was above the high tide mark but with the storm energy, full moon and king tide, sadly it was a wash out. It had three more weeks to go. We were told they can handle minor overwash as long as it is not pooling on top. Many were lost on Hatteras Island with Idalia. Another one just north by 10 yards successfully hatched just days before. The orange thing, not sure but could be a tracker.

Is that thing in the corner feel like it goes deep in the sand? They have some new equipment I was told to better monitor what is happening under the sand and via wifi or telephone to monitor remotely.

If it made it through that last storm Lee should pose no bigger threat. Sometimes they write the 60th day on the back of that black and white sign. It should be getting ready to boil and if so around dusk the nest mother and her (his) team will start gathering. This is the best time to go ask questions.NEST volunteers L O V E to answer questions about turtles!!!!!!!

The orange thing looks like it does go deep in the sand. I will go and check the back of the sign to see what it says. Would love to be there when they hatch.

Last month at Kitty Hawk we were lucky and saw one boil. Volunteers were fantastic with answers. I believe they hook up to that post you're looking at with their monitor to so they can hear the digging as they start to come up and can anticipate them, we saw multiple volunteers with their green shirts gathering or walking around so we knew it was happening

Last month at Kitty Hawk we were lucky and saw one boil. Volunteers were fantastic with answers. I believe they hook up to that post you're looking at with their monitor to so they can hear the digging as they start to come up and can anticipate them, we saw multiple volunteers with their green shirts gathering or walking around so we knew it was happening