Bobby the turtle watcher calls Joe to report the first turtle crawl of this season on the section he walks each morning at dawn.

The turtle had to avoid this post at the edge of the area closed to the public to protect nesting birds.

The nest is at the toe of the dune, which is where the sea oat vegetation starts.

Bobby has flagged the turtle access from the Gulf of Mexico. Now flagging the nest. After finishing his walk he'll return with others to rope off the nest and mark the date to protect it and predict when the eggs will hatch.

The turtle has covered the cavity and smoothed over the surface to hide the nest of eggs within. However, Bobby notes that crabs have already tippy-toed over the top. They can be predators. Also people, coyotes, foxes, and dogs sometimes destroy nests.

Looking back at the Gulf of Mexico.

Bobby is happy.