NEST Logs 34th Sea Turtle Nest 07/12/2026
A Loggerhead nest lands on the Northern Banks, heat advisories linger over Hatteras, and the OBX 15U All-Stars head to states.
Good Morning — This Day on the Banks
A piece of Banks history: in Ocracoke's British Cemetery lie sailors of the HMT Bedfordshire, sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 — a small patch of England on a North Carolina island, tended to this day by island volunteers and the Royal Navy alike.
The Polling Station launches live voting today — see below to cast the first vote.
The Conditions
Temps: North Banks (Corolla–Duck) high 80° / low 76°, showers and thunderstorms likely. Central (Kitty Hawk–Nags Head) high 81° / low 75°, showers and thunderstorms likely early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms — wind NE 6 to 14 mph, gusts to 20, 60% chance of rain, up to a quarter inch. Hatteras & Ocracoke high 85° / low 77°, chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Water: 80° at the Duck buoy.
Tides: Low 12:06 am · High 5:53 am · Low 11:50 am · High 6:27 pm.
Sun: Rise 5:54 am / Set 8:22 pm. Moon: 🌘 Waning crescent.
Sunrise Rating: Welp Sunset Rating: Welp
🌀 Watching Weather
The National Hurricane Center gives the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf a 7-day window with no tropical cyclone formation expected, per the 8 p.m. Saturday outlook.
The Headline
NEST Logs 34th Sea Turtle Nest
The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles identified a new Loggerhead nest on the Northern Outer Banks on Saturday, July 11 — the 34th of the 2026 season. The find keeps pace with a summer nesting season volunteers have tracked closely up and down the northern beaches.
➤ Read more at Outer Banks Voice
Around the Banks
➤ Buxton — With FEMA funding approved Friday, officials toured the erosion-prone Buxton beach nourishment site to survey the expanded scope of the 2026 project. Outer Banks Voice
➤ Currituck — The Currituck County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of Douglas Kiper Jr., 37, on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, following a joint investigation with Virginia Beach Police. Outer Banks Voice
➤ Chicamacomico — Retired NPS historian Mel Poole tells the story of the Mirlo Rescue of August 16, 1918, at a presentation Monday, July 13 at 11 a.m. inside the 1874 Station. Outer Banks Voice
➤ Statewide — North Carolina drivers will stop receiving annual registration stickers and paper registration cards later this year under changes in the new state budget. Island Free Press
Getting Around
NC 12, the bridges, and the ferries are running on normal schedules with no reported closures or delays this morning.
On the Market
Quiet on the real estate front this morning — no new listings, zoning, or rental-market news.
Music Scene
A full Sunday up and down the Banks:
Corolla & Duck
Whalehead Brewery (Corolla) — Family Brew'd, 3:00 pm
Whalehead Brewery (Corolla) — Morgan Hudson, 5:00 pm
NC Coast Grill & Bar (Duck) — Grace Waters, 6:00 pm
Tap Shack (Duck) — Randy Black, 7:00 pm
Kitty Hawk to Nags Head
Outer Banks Brewing Station (Kill Devil Hills) — Live Music in the Backyard, 5:30 pm
Fish Heads Bar & Grill (Nags Head) — Brooke & Nick, 7:00 pm
Jolly Roger Restaurant (Kill Devil Hills) — Donivan Carter, 10:30 pm
Avalon Pier (Kill Devil Hills) — Sunset Sessions, 7:00 pm
Roanoke Island & Hatteras
Live From OBX (Manteo) — Josh Turner "This Country's Song" Tribute, 6:00 pm
The Polling Station
Best local sign a rainy July morning is turning into a good beach day?
A) The thunder clears out by 11 am -> Vote A B) The tide's dropping and the sun's poking through by lunch -> Vote B
Tap a choice to vote — results in tomorrow's Brief.
Trivia Banks
What community did thousands of formerly enslaved people build on Roanoke Island during the Civil War?
One Good Thing
The OBX Baseball League 15U All-Stars won the Tar Heel League District 7 tournament in Elizabeth City for the second year running, punching their ticket to the state tournament July 23–26 in Williamston. Island Free Press
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— Trivia answer: The Freedmen's Colony.