2023 Turtle Timeline
Every year from March through October, three endangered sea turtle species nest and hatch on Rosalie Bay’s protected black sand beach. View our 2023 timeline below to see when these mama turtles nested and baby turtles hatched.
March 7, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![3.7.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.7.1-1140x650.jpg)
![3.7.2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.7.2-1140x650.jpg)
March 16, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![3.16.4](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.16.4-1140x650.jpg)
![3.16.3](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.16.3-1140x650.jpg)
![3.16.2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.16.2-1140x650.jpg)
![3.16.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.16.1-1140x650.jpg)
April 6, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![april5-2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/april5-2-1140x650.jpg)
![april5-1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/april5-1-1140x650.jpg)
![april4](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/april4-1140x650.jpg)
April 18, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apr16-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apr16-1-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apr16-2-1140x650.jpg)
May 2, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![may1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/may1-1140x650.jpg)
May 5, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![may4](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/may4-1140x650.jpg)
May 7, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![may7](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/may7-1140x650.jpg)
May 9, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![May 9](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/May-9-1140x650.jpg)
May 16, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![May 16](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/May-16-1140x650.jpg)
![May 16-1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/May-16-1-1140x650.jpg)
May 17, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![4.16.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4.16.1-1140x650.jpg)
![4.16](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4.16-1140x650.jpg)
May 20, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![5.20](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5.20-1140x650.jpg)
May 30, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![5.30](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5.30-1140x650.jpg)
June 2, 2023
Leatherback Turtle
![June 2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June-2-1140x650.jpg)
June 4, 2023
Leatherback Hatchlings
![June4-1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June4-1-1140x650.jpeg)
![june4-2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/june4-2-1140x650.jpeg)
![june4-3](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/june4-3-960x650.jpeg)
June 30, 2023
Hawksbill Turtle
![6.30](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/6.30-1140x650.jpg)
July 12, 2023
Hawksbill Turtle
![7.12.5](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12.5-1140x650.jpg)
![7.12.4](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12.4-1140x650.jpg)
![7.12.3](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12.3-1140x650.jpg)
![7.12.2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12.2-1140x650.jpg)
![7.12.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12.1-1140x650.jpg)
![7.12](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7.12-1140x650.jpg)
July 20, 2023
Hawksbill Turtle
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/361583990_682139037261059_2052512511561472891_n-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/361897407_682139080594388_710825042376008161_n-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/361111511_682139047261058_3549795746400347742_n-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/360146891_682139077261055_9087120435552839216_n-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/360115832_682139190594377_8979929344405178283_n-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/360097218_682139057261057_790306609350786905_n-1140x650.jpg)
July 27, 2023
Hawksbill Turtle
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/5-1140x650.jpg)
![](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6-1140x650.jpg)
August 15, 2023
Hawksbill Turtle
![8.15.4](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8.15.4-1140x650.jpg)
![8.15.3](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8.15.3-1140x650.jpg)
![8.15.2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8.15.2-1140x650.jpg)
![8.15.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8.15.1-1140x650.jpg)
![8.15](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8.15-1140x650.jpg)
September 22, 2023
Green Turtle
![9.22.3](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/9.22.3-1140x650.jpg)
![9.22.2](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/9.22.2-1140x650.jpg)
![9.22.1](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/9.22.1-1140x650.jpg)
![9.22](https://rosaliebaydominica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/9.22-1140x650.jpg)