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Inventories of IOP Nest 10 & Nest 14 August 5
Nest 10 was found by Ellen Thomas, Frannie Bryant, Lynn Holgate and Jodie Morgan near 7 th Avenue on June 10. It contained only 70 eggs...
Mary Pringle
Aug 5, 2025


Inventories of IOP Nests 9 and 11 August 4
Nest #9 was found on June 7 at Shipwatch in Wild Dunes by Shree Beverly. The nest was very shallow, and three of the 107 eggs she laid...
Mary Pringle
Aug 4, 2025


Nest 12 for Sullivan's Island August 4
Two Days ago there were five sets of loggerhead tracks on Sullivan's Island between Station 31 and Station 24 Streets. But nothing the...
Mary Pringle
Aug 4, 2025


Nest 2 on Sullivan's Island Results July 30
Nest #2 at Station 18 ½ was discovered by Diane Brumley and Jenn Gragg on June 2 nd . Although it was left at the base of the primary...
Mary Pringle
Jul 30, 2025


Nest 8 Inventoried on Isle of Palms July 29
Nest 8 was found on June 1 at 516 Ocean Blvd two doors north of the 5A Access path. It was discovered by Susan Lipsey on her Sunday...
Mary Pringle
Jul 29, 2025


Inventories of Nest #1 on Sullivan's and Nest #7 on Isle of Palms July 28
Nest #1 on SI was found on May 30 by Terri George and Kelsey Willey and was not relocated. It was at a good place near the Station 26...
Mary Pringle
Jul 28, 2025


Sullivan's Island Nest #10 & "Wild Nest" 11 July 27
Nest 10 for Sullivan's was laid two lots south of the Station 30 path which is normally out of our patrol area, but Joanne Higgins was...
Mary Pringle
Jul 27, 2025


Inventory of Nest 5 on IOP July 25
Nest #5 was found by Laura Lovins, Holly Barron, Allen Owens and Bryan Stephens on May 29 at Ocean Club Villas at the north end of Wild...
Mary Pringle
Jul 25, 2025


Inventory of IOP Nest 4 July 23
Nest #4 was laid at Shipwatch in Wild Dunes on May 24, found by Shree Beverly and Penny Gorby and then relocated to the 30A path on Palm...
Mary Pringle
Jul 23, 2025


SI Nest #9 and IOP Nest #28 July 19
Nest 9 for SI: Jessica Hatfield and Lisa Seglem found three sets of loggerhead tracks on Sullivan's Island this morning. Two of them...
Mary Pringle
Jul 19, 2025


Inventories of Nests 2 and 3 on IOP July 18
The first two inventories on the Isle of Palms were both successful this morning. We are still waiting for Nest 1 to produce hatchlings,...
Mary Pringle
Jul 18, 2025


Sullivan's Island Nest 8 July 15
Paula Brady and Neil Hunt discovered loggerhead tracks at the area of Station 14 between Fort Moultrie and the maritime forest this...
Mary Pringle
Jul 15, 2025


Nests 26 and 27 for Isle of Palms July 13
Two loggerheads nested during the night five blocks from each other last night. Kathy Kowalchick, Blair Amon, Michelle Ziegler and Kevin...
Mary Pringle
Jul 13, 2025


Sullivan's Island Nest #7 July 10
On a stormy morning there were loggerhead tracks mostly washed away up against a steeply eroded dune at the Station 17 path. They were...
Mary Pringle
Jul 10, 2025


Nest #25 for Isle of Palms July 10
It was a rainy day with a double rainbow on the beach, but the pot of gold at its end was a bucket of 88 loggerhead eggs! Kerrie Scott...
Mary Pringle
Jul 10, 2025


Sullivan's Island Nest #6 July 7
A loggerhead nested at Station 29 near Breach Inlet on Sullivan's last night. The tracks were discovered by Michael and Ashley Kirshtein...
Mary Pringle
Jul 7, 2025


Nest #24 at Mariner's Walk July 5
In spite of the fireworks and crowds on the beach last night, a loggerhead crawled up and laid 130 eggs on the flat beach at Mariner's...
Mary Pringle
Jul 5, 2025


Nest #23 at 34A Path July 3
Last night a loggerhead laid eggs low on the beach near the 34A Access Path below the spring tide line. Jane Powers, Sue Googer, Linda...
Mary Pringle
Jul 3, 2025


Mystery Nest at 37A? July 2
This morning Barbara Jervey and Joan Dougherty were on patrol when Barbara found a loggerhead at the beach just finishing up the nesting...
Mary Pringle
Jul 3, 2025


Nest #22 July 2
Gina and Doug McQuilken found tracks almost as soon as they got onto the beach this morning. A loggerhead laid eggs at Mariner's Walk in...
Mary Pringle
Jul 2, 2025
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