Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for May 5 – May 11, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
5/5 |
5/6 |
5/7 |
5/8 |
5/9 |
5/10 |
5/11 | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cape Point |
8 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
|
South Beach |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
PIPL Summary: We currently have nine active PIPL nests. The first nest is expected to hatch on or around May 18th. There has been no breeding activity observed on Bodie Spit or Hatteras Inlet Spit. We currently have five active nests on Cape Point and one active nest on South Beach. Scraping continues to be documented on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have three active nests and some scrapes that are being maintained.
|
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI03 |
South Point |
5/9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: We currently have one active WIPL nest on South Point.
|
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
WIPL OI01 |
South Point |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have 18 active AMOY nests. The first nest is expected to hatch on or around May 13th. Bodie-Hatteras District has six pairs of AMOYs with nests and one pair on a scrape territory. Hatteras District has seven pairs of AMOYs with nests and three pairs on scrape territories. Ocracoke has five pairs of AMOYs with nests and one pair on a scrape territory.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
BH01 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/21 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
BH03 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/23 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI01 |
HIAM01 |
Hatteras |
4/15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI04 |
HIAM04 |
Hatteras |
4/21 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI05 |
HIAM05 |
Hatteras |
4/24 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI06 |
HIAM06 |
Hatteras |
4/27 |
(5/8)* |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI05 |
OIAM05 |
Ocracoke |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
*Abandoned-last observed incubating on 5/7.
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs and COTEs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. Three active LETE colonies have been documented in Bodie-Hatteras District. Four active LETE colonies have been documented in Hatteras District. One mixed colony (LETE, COTE) and one COTE colony have been documented on North Ocracoke. Two LETE colonies have been documented on South Point.
|
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
BICO01 |
Bodie Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01 |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
|
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
|
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
|
HICO02 |
North of Buxton |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
|
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
|
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
|
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
|
OICO01A |
North Ocracoke |
COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
|
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
|
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
Sandy Bay, sound side |
|
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
1.3 mi S R44 (Cape Point) | |
|
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
1.2 mi S R55 | |
|
5/11 |
Loggerhead |
0.7 mi S R49 | |
|
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
Marine Mammal Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
None |
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
| |
|
Hatteras |
None |
||
|
Ocracoke |
None |
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
|
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
|
Bodie |
|||
|
BI-11-001-B |
0.8 mi S of R4 |
LETE |
5/6 |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-001-C |
0.1 mi S of R27 to 0.5 mi N of R30 |
LETE, AMOY |
5/9 |
|
BH-11-002-B |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
AMOY |
5/5 |
|
BH-11-003 |
0.1 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
5/9 |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-010 |
0.9 mi S R38 |
LETE |
5/8 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-001-D |
0.1 mi N of R 59 |
LETE, COTE |
5/9 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
5/6 |
Dog |
Two sets of dog tracks on the east end of Green Island |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/10 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints in CWB closure 0.1 mi S of R23 |
|
Hatteras |
5/10 |
Pedestrian |
Pedestrian in CWB closure 1.7 mi S R38 |
|
Ocracoke |
None |
Deliberate Violations: None
