Size:  Between 31 and 45 inches (79-114 cm) long and weighing approximately 170 to 350 pounds (77-159 kg).
Description:  Loggerheads are primarily reddish-brown in coloration and have large heads with powerful jaws.  They also often have barnicles and other organisms attatched to their shell. Males differ from females in having narrower shells and longer/thicker tails.  Young Loggerheads have a more brownish colored carpace and a tan plastron.
Habitat:  Prefers salt water environments, but can survive for extended periods of time in fresh bodies of water
Range:  Found all along the east coast of the United States.  During the warmer months of the year they tend to range closer to the shore.
Behavior:  Nest regularly along the coast of the southeastern U.S., ranging as far north as Maryland and New Jersey.  Nesting period extends from the middle of May until late August.
Status:  Listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and protected under U.S. law.  Their greatest threats include human development of the Atlantic coastline and getting caught in fishing nets.

Range of the Loggerhead Turtle in the Carolinas and Virginia