Expecting a few, but...

Didn't find any! Only one turtle made a brief appearance on our beach last night. I discovered a short crawl near the Marinelife Center steps late last night. I guess she did not like the look or feel of things and she left the beach before we noticed her. I thought that maybe she would have come up somewhere else this morning, but couldn't find her anywhere. Maybe tonight.

Exciting news on our tracked turtles! The turtle that Kelly and I deployed a transmitter on during the morning hours about 20 days ago nested on Miami Beach!! We received a data point from her on April 20 that showed she nested (along with another turtle)in a not so desirable spot for leatherbacks - amid the bright lights and condominiums of Miami. We contacted the folks down that way and they were able to verify a nest in the precise position that we recorded from the satellites!

Here is an aerial view of Aurora's nest:

Does that look like a Leatherback beach? Clicking the image will open up a map showing her movements since deployment.