Ileana Kimmie

Sea Turtle Nesting Season North Carolina 2024. Bald head hatchlings tend to head toward the sargasso sea, while nesting moms swim north to the waters off the north carolina capes and farther north to new england, or. The first sea turtle nest of the 2024 season was found near frisco on saturday, may 11, by national park service (nps) biologists, per an update from the cape hatteras national seashore (chns).

Volunteers survey the 20+ miles of coastline along topsail island each morning during the nesting season to identify sea turtle tracks and nests. Daily monitoring of the nesting beach within the.