OCRACOKE ISLAND, N.C. (WAVY) — The first sea turtle nest of the season on Ocracoke Island was found Friday morning.

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Biologists with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore were able to determine that the nest belonged to a Loggerhead sea turtle because of the craw patterns they found in the sand.

Last year, the first nest was found on May 14.