Here are the "escarpments" that this writer mentioned in a previous blog entry. This particular area probably had 5' - 6' escarpment heights - more than enough to discourage any sea turtle nesting and egg-laying in this stretch of the beach. The escarpments further north toward the Jetty were even more severe. 
In addition, the beach erosion was now all the way up to the sea oats along the dune line from the spot shown in the photo at the top of this entry all the way to the Jetty - probably 1/2 of a mile. Unless some major "beach renourishment" takes place soon, there will be no sea turtle nesting this season from the Jetty on down for about one mile south of the Jetty! Obviously, this writer hasn't found any sea turtle nests yet, but there may be some hope for finding a few nests further south where the escarpments are only 1' - 2' in height. Usually, we find Leatherback nests first, with the Loggerhead nests arriving a month or so later.
In addition, the beach erosion was now all the way up to the sea oats along the dune line from the spot shown in the photo at the top of this entry all the way to the Jetty - probably 1/2 of a mile. Unless some major "beach renourishment" takes place soon, there will be no sea turtle nesting this season from the Jetty on down for about one mile south of the Jetty! Obviously, this writer hasn't found any sea turtle nests yet, but there may be some hope for finding a few nests further south where the escarpments are only 1' - 2' in height. Usually, we find Leatherback nests first, with the Loggerhead nests arriving a month or so later.
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