Turtlesinger, Inc.


is a Federal 501(c)3 Public Charity - New Jersey Charities Registration # CH2998200
Mission Statement: To educate and entertain the public about turtles with original songs and/or live turtles.



June 27, 2020



Note: Before we begin today’s blog, just a reminder that it pays to SCROLL DOWN in order to see what treasures we have to show you on each blog! 😊 Also, pictured left is a warning sign reminding people to watch for turtles crossing their road. Recently, Charlie The Turtletoter also got a warning sign and was diagnosed with cancer. We know many of you are dealing or have dealt with this, too. Just remember the turtle adage: Slow and Steady Wins the Race! The latest good news is the cancer has not spread, and now a 2-year treatment is the plan. Now, to continue with today’s blog, SCROLL DOWN…



June 27, 2020



Terrapins, Shorebirds and Crabs: Oh My!



OK, back to today’s blog: Now that it has finally warmed up and summer is here, diamondback terrapins are nesting everywhere here on Stone Harbor Boulevard. To get here today, you saw one use our turtle ramp just recently. Also just recently on Tuesday morning, we met online with Brian Williamson of the Wetlands Institute and other Stone Harbor Boulevard residents to see how we can all work together to help the terrapins. Brian was full of helpful information and we are also excited to take some new measures to try and entice the terrapins to lay safely in our yard and hopefully feel like they do not have to endanger their lives by crossing the Boulevard.


Pictured left is the annual spring migration of wildlife at Reed’s Beach in Middle Township. For more terrapins, shorebirds and crabs, SCROLL DOWN…



June 27, 2020



Watch This Turtle Make it All the Way to the Water!



We also took recent trips to terrapin hot spots like Reed’s Beach (video left), The Edwin B. Forsythe National Refuge in Brigantine, and the nearby Shellbay Avenue crabbing pier. Although we were disappointed to see an unusually low number of terrapins there so far this year, we did correspondingly see late congregations of horseshoe crabs! Horseshoe crabs tend to be in their peak congregation from mid-May to mid-June, but this year such a cold spring seems to be delaying both them and the terrapins. We love how the terrapins blend in with all the horseshoe crabs when their nesting behavior coincides with the horseshoe crab migration. For one more horseshoe crab video, SCROLL DOWN…



June 27, 2020



Kayaking With Horseshoe Crabs!



Again, we’ve seen more horseshoe crabs out and about this year than in over 30 years. We’ve noticed them swimming in our back yard on the south side of Stone Harbor Boulevard, congregating in great numbers in places we never noticed before on the north side of Stone Harbor Boulevard, and at sunset with a new moon tide just recently on June 21st while kayaking south of the Scotch Bonnet bridge over Stone Harbor Boulevard (video left)! Our 2nd question of the day is: Which Turtlesinger turtle reminds us the most of a horseshoe crab, and what do sea turtles and horseshoe crabs have in common? Just push the Feedback button on the right to answer! Thanks as always for reading and taking this local wildlife journey with us.





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