The 2024 sea turtle season had an early start with South Carolina’s first nest on April 29 in Garden City by the Garden City Surfside Sea Turtle Guardians and now Seabrook Island has our first nest of the year on May 10!
Sandy MacCoss, Brandy Embrey and Lori Chait called in a classic crawl right into the equestrian access road between Boardwalk 2 and 3. After significant effort to find the nest, 117 eggs were moved to a safer location on North Beach. Sadly, we have no photos of Sandy, Brandy and Lori with the nest.
In other news, we have had crawls and tracks from a variety of wildlife including coyote, bobcat and Diamondback Terrapins. They are usually found in salt marsh areas such as those found on Seabrook Island behind the dunes.
We have also been privileged to see Red Knots resting on our beach during their incredible migration and some magnificent sunrises.
We are looking forward to a busy and rewarding season this year and are more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Just look for us in our brightly colored t-shirts!
-Submitted by Annie Snelgrove, Seabrook island Turtle Patrol
(Image credit: Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol)