August 5th,2008 was a busy day on Waties Island. As we walked over the dunes to get to the beach we saw fresh fox tracts. We
divided up into our two groups to start our patrol . Sandy, Sherry,Donna and Karen set out to patrol the North end while Bob(Sandy's husband) Nancy,Dave and Judy started the south end. As we walked the North end we saw the fox out on the beach but as soon as he saw us it was off to the safety of the Dunes. The second fox kept walking near the surf coming up to the dunes twice and then returning back to the surf. He finally retreated to the dunes just past the beached dock on the high tide line. I started to think maybe we would find a nest further down the beach but what we found was the remains of what the fox Had done. At nest #10 he dug right under the cage and ate several eggs. I called Nancy to tell her what we found only to hear her tell me that they had found the same thing at nest#12. Barbara and Steve were called to assist us in repairing the nests. Steve and his niece Kim were out on the ATV on turtle patrol so Barbara said as soon as they return they would meet us on the beach. A big Thank you to Steve for collecting all the volunteers from various points on the beach to help get the job done. Nest#9 also had some minor repairs done but they were caused by the weather and not the Fox. One of our regular walkers Rita had her two granddaughters out today so they got to learn how destructive that fox can be. Another job well done by the Tuesday Turtle Trackers.
posted by Chuck & Karen Fox
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