Daytime nester! I received the following from Stacy Kubis in Melbourne today:
Lifeguards from Treasure Shores park in Indian River County notified personnel at Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area that a leatherback was nesting just north of the park at approximately 12:00 today. Park rangers, USWFS biologist and UCF showed up to tag the turtle and mark the nest. A number of beach goers showed up to watch the turtle nest. One of the beach goers reported that he had seen the turtle earlier that morning in the water near that area. She finished nesting and returned to the water around 1:30. Images in the photo gallery.