Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for June 16 – June 22, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
6/16 |
6/17 |
6/18 |
6/19 |
6/20 |
6/21 |
6/22 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Cape Point* |
4 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
S. Ocracoke* |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
*Totals do not include unfledged chicks
PIPL Summary: One nest on Bodie Island Spit is being incubated. On Cape Point we have one brood and at least two pair have been actively scraping. On North Ocracoke PIPL brood OI04 hatched three chicks and the last time a chick was observed was on 6/20. On South Point we have one brood and one active nest. Scraping continues to be documented on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (lost) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
BI01 |
Bodie Island |
6/12 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
5/18 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
5/23 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
6/6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
6/9 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
6/12 |
3* |
0 |
3 |
0 |
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
6/3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
NA |
OI04 |
North Ocracoke |
5/16 |
6/16 (6/20) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
OI05 |
South Point |
5/29 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
*Correction to previous Weekly Report; maximum number of chicks seen was three.
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: One chick last observed on 6/5-presumed lost.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have eighteen AMOY broods, two active AMOY nests and one fledged AMOY chick. Bodie-Hatteras District has six AMOY broods and two active nests. Two UNB pairs are actively scraping. Hatteras District has eight AMOY broods, two pairs actively scraping and one fledged chick. Ocracoke has four AMOY broods and one pair on a scrape territory.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (lost) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/17 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
GI03 |
GIAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/6 |
UNK |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
NA |
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
6/2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
NA |
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BH06 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/11 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
6/20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
NA |
HI01 |
HIAM01 |
Hatteras |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
NA |
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
5/14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
HI04 |
HIAM04 |
Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/22 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
HI05 |
HIAM05 |
Hatteras |
4/24 |
5/23 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
6/6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
6/3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
HI11 |
HIAM06 |
Hatteras |
5/20 |
6/16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
5/22 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
5/27 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
5/28 (6/16) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
OI05 |
OIAM05 |
Ocracoke |
5/8 |
6/4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs):
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
Bodie |
BICO01 |
Bodie Spit |
LETE, COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and LETE chicks |
GICO01 |
Green Island |
COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and COTE and BLSK chicks | |
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01A |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
No |
Colony no longer active-thought to have shifted south |
BHCO01B |
0.7 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE, BLSK |
Yes |
LETE: Scrapes, nests, and chicks BLSK: scrapes |
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO03 |
0.4 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks. Raccoon tracks seen throughout colony during survey (6/2). | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests. Late colony. Possible establishment by CWBs from HICO03 due to depredation. Survey of colony not yet conducted. | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and LETE and BLSK chicks |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE, COTE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and LETE, COTE, and BLSK chicks | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and LETE chicks |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
Bodie |
6/18 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi S of R4 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
|||
Hatteras |
6/16 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.5 mi E of R49 |
6/16 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R44 | |
6/20 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
80 m N of R43 | |
6/20 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi S of R44 | |
6/20 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.3 mi E of R49 | |
6/21 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.2 mi S of R44 | |
6/21 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.1 mi S of R44 | |
6/21 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.7 mi S of R44 | |
6/21 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.5 mi S of R34 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.9 mi S of R44 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.9 mi S of R44 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi S of R44 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi S of R44 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.7 mi N of R43 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.8 mi N of R43 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.6 mi N of R43 | |
6/22 |
Green |
Nest |
0.5 mi S of R44 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.4 mi N of R43 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi E of R45 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.1 mi S of R34 | |
Ocracoke |
6/17 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.0 mi N of R67 |
6/17 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.8 mi N of R67 | |
6/17 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
3.9 mi S of R59 | |
6/21 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi N of R68 | |
6/21 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi N of R68 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R70 | |
6/22 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi N of R67 | |
6/22 |
Green |
False Crawl |
1.0 mi N of R70 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
53* |
53 |
0 |
44 |
*Includes two Green turtle nests and 51 Loggerhead nests
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
6/16 |
Loggerhead |
0.4 mi S of R4 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/17 |
Loggerhead |
2.5 mi N of R23 |
Hatteras |
6/17 |
Kemp’s ridley |
1.1 mi W R45 |
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
Marine Mammal Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Ocracoke |
6/15 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.0 mi S of R59, Pamlico Sound |
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
Bodie |
|||
None |
|||
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
None |
|||
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-010-A |
0.9 mi S R38 |
LETE |
6/19 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-001-F |
Ramp 59 |
PIPL |
6/16 |
OI-11-001-G |
Ramp 59 |
PIPL |
6/18 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
None |
||
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/18 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints throughout closure 0.3 mi N of R23 |
6/19 |
Pedestrian/Dog |
Two sets of bare footprints and dog tracks enter closure at Ramp 27 via the ramp and extend to the shoreline. They exited along the same route | |
6/19 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints throughout closure 1.5 mi S of R23 | |
6/22 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints throughout closure 0.3 mi N of R23 | |
Hatteras |
6/18 |
Pedestrian |
Five sets of footprints into and out of closure between large overwash of Overwash Fans and N end of closure 0.5 to 0.8 mi S of R55. |
6/18 |
Pedestrian |
One set of footprints through corner of closure for turtle nest NH23, 0.4 mi E of R49. | |
6/19 |
Pedestrian |
Jogger inside closure 2.5 mi S of R38. | |
Ocracoke |
6/16 |
Pedestrian |
Three set of footprints observed along the shoreline 2.8 mi S of R59. |
6/19 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian observed walking along the shoreline 0.6 mi S of R68. | |
6/20 |
Pedestrian |
One set of footprints along the shoreline 0.6 mi S of R68. |
Deliberate Violations: None