Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

Adopt-A-Nest

NEST (Northern Outer Banks), North Carolina

Proceeds benefit N.E.S.T. and SEATURTLE.ORG.

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Sea turtle nest adoptions are environmentally friendly. Nothing will be sent to you in the mail. Instead you will receive your own customized adoption web page. Your $25 adoption helps support the nest monitoring program you select.

Each adoption includes:

  • A certificate that you can print at home.
  • Your own customized adoption web page.
  • Your name on the nesting beach web page.
  • Updates on the status of your adopted nest througout the nesting season.
ID No. Species Date Laid Status Eggs Laid Events Tagged?
433420Loggerhead26 Jun 2026relocated86 2unknownadopt this nest
433761Loggerhead27 Jun 2026relocated108 2noadopt this nest
434899Loggerhead29 Jun 2026relocated106 2noadopt this nest
435106Loggerhead30 Jun 2026relocated109 2noadopt this nest
435563Loggerhead1 Jul 2026relocated82 2unknownadopt this nest
437222Loggerhead4 Jul 2026relocated117 2noadopt this nest
437366Loggerhead5 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
437369Loggerhead5 Jul 2026in situunknown 1noadopt this nest
438172Loggerhead7 Jul 2026relocated64 2noadopt this nest
438183Loggerhead7 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
438210Green Turtle7 Jul 2026relocated137 2unknownadopt this nest
438417Loggerhead8 Jul 2026relocated145 2unknownadopt this nest
439020Loggerhead9 Jul 2026relocated142 2unknownadopt this nest
439021Loggerhead9 Jul 2026relocated102 2unknownadopt this nest
439271Green Turtle10 Jul 2026in situunknown 1noadopt this nest
439272Green Turtle10 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
439760Loggerhead11 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
439865Loggerhead12 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
440300Loggerhead13 Jul 2026relocated110 2unknownadopt this nest
440673Loggerhead14 Jul 2026relocated86 2unknownadopt this nest
440682Loggerhead14 Jul 2026relocated112 2unknownadopt this nest
440683Loggerhead14 Jul 2026relocated113 2noadopt this nest
440846Loggerhead15 Jul 2026in situunknown 1noadopt this nest
441402Loggerhead17 Jul 2026relocated112 2unknownadopt this nest
441748Green Turtle19 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
442451Loggerhead22 Jul 2026in situunknown 1noadopt this nest
442695Loggerhead23 Jul 2026relocated109 2unknownadopt this nest
443099Loggerhead26 Jul 2026relocated113 2unknownadopt this nest
443194Loggerhead27 Jul 2026relocated120 2unknownadopt this nest
443198Loggerhead27 Jul 2026relocated118 1unknownadopt this nest
443306Loggerhead28 Jul 2026in situunknown 1unknownadopt this nest
443305Loggerhead28 Jul 2026relocated104 2unknownadopt this nest
443455Leatherback30 Jul 2026in situunknown 0noadopt this nest
443595Loggerhead31 Jul 2026in situunknown 1noadopt this nest
443708Green Turtle1 Aug 2026relocated142 2unknownadopt this nest
443912Loggerhead5 Aug 2026relocated102 2noadopt this nest

Glossary

  1. ID No. - Unique number assigned to each nest.
  2. Species - species of the turtle that laid the nest. This can sometimes be determined by the tracks left in the sand by the turtle if she is not observed directly.
  3. Date Laid - date that the nest was laid on the beach.
  4. Status - current status of the nest. Relocted means that the nest was moved. In situ means that the nest was left in place.
  5. Eggs Laid - number of eggs in the nest if known. The eggs are counted if the nest is relocated. Otherwise the number of eggs is estimated after the nest hatches.
  6. Events - number of events that have been recorded for this nest to date. An event may include relocation or a loss of some eggs due to predation, erosion or other factors.
  7. Tagged - indicates whether the nesting turtle had identifying tags, like flipper tags or a PIT tag. If she has tags it may be possible to construct a nesting history for her, which will be displayed on your adoption page. Nesting turtles are not always encountered in which case the tags are not recorded.

Visit our summary page for more details about sea turtle nesting on NEST (Northern Outer Banks), North Carolina