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 Walk in Wild Dunes. On her way up the beach she passed an American flag stuck in the sand. Eileen Montanero and Shree Beverly discovered her tracks on the beach that was much littered from the 4th of July this morning. As we were relocating the eggs between 28th and 29th Avenues, we saw a dark rain cloud offshore that came ashore just as we finished. We are under a Tropical Storm Watch for one that is named Chantal and could come ashore in the next 24 hours causing wind and rain and some flooding. Tomorrow morning should be interesting.