Posts Tagged ‘nesting’
Florida Bald Eagle Nesting Season Starts Oct. 1
Oct. 1 marks the official start of nesting season for bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Florida, though the birds typically return to their nests in late August or early September. The season runs through May 15.
Read MoreThe Science of How Sea Turtles Hatch
It’s now hatchling season on Sanibel and Captiva, as the first sea turtle nests of the season have begun to hatch. Since June 26, the islands have had 2,862 emerged…
Read MoreFirst Loggerhead Hatchlings & Two More Turtles Satellite-Tagged
It’s mid-sea turtle nesting season on Sanibel and Captiva, and our first loggerhead hatchlings of 2025 emerged on June 26! As of June 30, there have been 614 sea turtle…
Read MoreFirst Green Sea Turtle Nest of 2025 Laid May 19
This week, our sea turtle nighttime tagging staff documented the first green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nest on Sanibel or Captiva of 2025. This nest was laid by Dellora, a green…
Read MoreSea Turtle Nesting Season is Underway
Daily monitoring for sea turtle nesting activity began on Tuesday, April 15. Daily surveys run through October along the entirety of Sanibel and Captiva, with staff and volunteers covering 18…
Read MoreProtecting Least Terns on the Sanibel Causeway
As the Sanibel Causeway Islands prepare to open to the public for the first time since Hurricane Ian, SCCF is busy posting off areas for nesting least terns, a state-threatened…
Read MoreShorebird Team Monitoring 2 Snowy Plover Nests
The SCCF shorebird team is monitoring Sanibel’s first two snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) nests of the year. “One belongs to a familiar face, a male known as White/Blue who was…
Read MoreInaugural Nest Fest Supports Sea Turtles & Shorebirds
Sea turtle and shorebird lovers came out to support SCCF’s Coastal Wildlife staff and volunteers on April 14 for our first-ever Nest Fest — a celebration of sea turtle and…
Read MoreLook Out for Killdeer Nests
You may know Sanibel’s beaches are home to nesting snowy plovers (Anarhynchus nivosus) and Wilson’s plovers (Anarhynchus wilsonia), but did you know there’s a third plover species that can be…
Read MoreFrom Ocean to Nest: The Incredible Journey of Nesting Sea Turtles
In just about a month, hundreds of nesting sea turtles will return to Sanibel and Captiva’s shores to lay their eggs throughout sea turtle nesting season, which in Florida runs…
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