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Birds, Outdoors, Sea turtles

Where’s Krysta

Jul 14, 2026 – Leslie Lake
May 11, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Black skimmer colony gathering in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers have cordoned off an area in Bradenton Beach where more than 100 black skimmer seabirds have been gathering for th…
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May 5, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Sea turtle nesting season begins

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The official May 1 start to sea turtle nesting season was celebrated at Coquina Beach Café in Bradenton Beach with educational materials and displays provided by Anna Maria Island…
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April 22, 2026
By SUN contributor

Sea Turtle patrols start on Anna Maria Island

AMI Turtle Watch has begun patrolling the Island beaches and turtles nests have already been located before the May 1 nesting season officially begins.
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November 1, 2025
By Leslie Lake

Where’s Winnie?

Winnie, a female loggerhead sea turtle, came in tenth place in a field of 12 turtles in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles Race that began on Aug. 1. She traveled 458 miles in the Gulf of M…
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October 27, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Sea turtle season ends with successful fundraiser

Sea turtle season ends with successful fundraiser

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Sea turtle season officially ends on Oct. 31. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers are monitoring the one remaining nest left on the Island and check…
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October 6, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Turtle Watch Wednesday set for Oct. 22

Turtle Watch Wednesday set for Oct. 22

HOLMES BEACH – The Sixth Annual Suzi Fox Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraising event for Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring will be on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 4-6 p.m. at Hurricane…
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September 28, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Sea turtles break nesting record

Sea turtles break nesting record

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is reporting a record number of sea turtle nests this year, beating 2019’s record of 543 by one nest. The crop of hatchlin…
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August 26, 2025
By Leslie Lake
AMI approaching turtle nesting record

AMI approaching turtle nesting record

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island’s nesting sea turtles are approaching a record with 541 nests laid this year, two short of the 2019 record of 543. Another record was set last week when the fir…
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July 29, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Green turtles break 2023 AMI nesting record

Green turtles break 2023 AMI nesting record

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is celebrat­ing green turtles breaking their 2023 record of 12 nests on Anna Maria Island. “We now have 13 green turtle ne…
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July 7, 2025
By Leslie Lake
First turtle nests hatch on AMI

First turtle nests hatch on AMI

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Sea turtle hatchling season has officially begun with two nests laid on the Island that hatched on July 3. “Both were good hatches that appeared to go directly to the water,” Ann…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting