Turtles in Florida October at the beach?

[Doddo Buehler]

Hello,
i am visiting Florida mid of october. Do you know a good place to watch seaturtles at the beach at this time?
Are they only active in the night at the beach?
Thank you.
Thorsten

[Don Lacy]

Turtle season is over in october the best time to see them nesting at least on the East coast is April thru June and if you walk the beaches at first light from August thru September you might see a few straggler hatchlings.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Don Lacy is spot on here. We were shooting coral cove in jupiter two weeks ago, and found two newly hatched babies early am. It was hard too watch them struggle too the very Rough sea. Hopefully they made it!!! After the near miss by hurricane Irene, i'm hearing that we have lost a lot of the nests that were late hatchers!
Don

[Don Lacy]

Don Lacy is spot on here. We were shooting coral cove in jupiter two weeks ago, and found two newly hatched babies early am. It was hard too watch them struggle too the very Rough sea. Hopefully they made it!!! After the near miss by hurricane Irene, i'm hearing that we have lost a lot of the nests that were late hatchers!
Don

The late hatching nest were lost I saw watched up eggs all over the beach but it was still a very good season this year

[Doddo Buehler]

Hello Don and Don,

thank you for your info about the turtles. I hope to see some of them.

Doddo

[Layton E Parham]

Some hatchlings on South Melbourne,Fl beaches.Last few days. a few nesting crawls, also. Storms didn't get them all,thank goodness.

[Larry Frogge]

Actually turtle nesting season lasts until the end of October in South Florida.
Larry <><

[Marina Scarr]

Oct is pretty late, but Green turtles are still nesting on the East Coast but not in large numbers. Try the Archie Carr Reserve or Barrier Island center in Melbourne. Good luck.