Two turtle night! At about 9:00PM our first turtle of the season crawled out of the ocean directly in front of me in Jupiter! She was an untagged turtle, and we tagged and measured her as she was laying eggs at around 9:45PM. The night did not end there though...
I learned my lesson the other night and stayed out during the low tide (I missed a turtle at low tide in Macarthur Park on Tuesday) At 3:15AM another turtle emerged right in front of the Marinelife Center. I was waiting patiently for the turtle to start laying eggs to check for tags, when the skies opened up! The rain was very cold and wet, but I wanted to tag the turtle. I sat for a bit in the rain, but in a few minutes, the lightning started and I decided to leave the beach. I first checked to see if she was already tagged- NO, another new turtle!
Unfortunately, I was unable to get back out to tag her. It was very frustrating to sit here in my office knowing there was a turtle on the beach, but I am sure she will be back here in a few days. Check out the audio post below to hear some sounds from a Leatherback!