Now we have two Leatherback sea turtle nests on our stretch of beach! As you can see from the Google map, the second nest was laid on April 4 just to the north of the first nest that we recorded. If you enlarge (or zoom in on) the photo map, you will see that the second nest may be in danger of being eroded by winds and waves. That's always a problem when we have strong winds and waves out of the northeast. "Northeasters" (strong storms with winds & waves out of the northeast) are common during the winter months here on our beaches and contributed to the destruction of about 26 nests on our beaches during the 2008 season.
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