Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for June 23 – June 29, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
6/23 |
6/24 |
6/25 |
6/26 |
6/27 |
6/28 |
6/29 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point* |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
S. Ocracoke* |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
*Totals do not include unfledged chicks
PIPL Summary: A second nest was found on Bodie Island Spit this week. Both nests are being incubated. On Cape Point we have one remaining brood. There is no current PIPL breeding activity on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have two broods 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 |
BI02 |
Bodie Island |
6/26 |
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 |
OI05 |
South Point |
5/29 |
6/28 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
OI07 |
South Point |
6/23 |
(6/25) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI08 |
South Point |
6/25 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI09 |
South Point |
6/26 |
(6/28) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No new activity.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have twelve AMOY broods, two active AMOY nests and ten fledged AMOY chicks. Bodie-Hatteras District has five AMOY broods, two active nests and three fledged chicks. Hatteras District has four AMOY broods and five fledged chicks. Ocracoke has three AMOY broods, two fledged chicks 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 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
5/14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
5/18 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
HI04 |
HIAM04 |
Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/22 (6/25) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
5/22 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
5/27 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
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 and fledglings |
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, chicks, and fledglings | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
No |
Chicks and fledglings | |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks |
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO03 |
0.4 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
2nd survey conducted 6/23: One nest and one chick. Fresh raccoon tracks seen throughout colony. | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Survey conducted 6/23: fifteen LETE nests (27 total eggs), three LETE chicks | |
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 |
None |
|||
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/23 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.8 mi N of R30 |
6/23 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R30 | |
6/27 |
Green |
Nest |
0.3 mi N of R30 | |
6/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.8 mi N of R23 | |
Hatteras |
6/23 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.4 mi S of R44 |
6/23 |
Green |
Nest |
0.4 mi W of R45 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
R43 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.3 mi N of R43 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.3 mi N of R43 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
2.0 mi S of R49 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.9 mi N of R43 | |
6/24 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi N of R43 | |
6/25 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi S of R49 | |
6/25 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi S of R44 | |
6/25 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
R45 | |
6/25 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.8 mi E of R45 | |
6/26 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi W of R45 | |
6/26 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.5 mi N of R38 | |
6/26 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.9 mi E of R49 | |
6/27 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.5 mi N of R43 | |
6/27 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi S of R44 | |
6/27 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi S of R49 | |
6/27 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.2 mi S of R30 | |
6/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.2 mi N R44 | |
6/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.7 mi S R44 | |
6/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.0 mi S R49 | |
6/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.0 mi S R55 | |
Ocracoke |
6/26 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi N of R67 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
67* |
67 |
0 |
60 |
*Includes four Green turtle nests and 63 Loggerhead nests
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
6/23 |
Green |
Sandy Bay |
6/26 |
Green |
0.8 mi W of R45 | |
6/27 |
Loggerhead |
0.4 mi S of R49 | |
6/28 |
Kemp’s Ridley |
1.9 mi S of R49 | |
6/28 |
Green |
1.2 mi S of 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-F |
1.6 mi S of R4 |
AMOY |
6/24 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
None |
|||
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-002-J |
1.7 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
6/25 |
HI-11-002-K |
0.2 mi W of R45 |
PIPL |
6/26 |
HI-11-001-M |
R44 |
AMOY |
6/27 |
HI-11-004-C |
Hatteras Inlet |
AMOY |
6/27 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-001-H |
Ramp 59 |
PIPL |
6/24 |
OI-11-001-I |
Ramp 59 |
PIPL |
6/27 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
6/27 |
Pedestrian, Dog, and Boat |
Two sets of bare footprints and one set of dog tracks on the southern end of Green Island. |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/25 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints enter closure at Ramp 27 via the ramp and extend to the water and leave via the same route. |
Hatteras |
6/28 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of pedestrian tracks make short incursions into the dunes (north from ORV beach) into closure 0.1 mi W of R45. |
Ocracoke |
6/26 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians shelling on ocean shoreline 1.1 mi S of R72. |
6/27 |
Boat/Pedestrian |
Boat landed on soundside of South Point. Multiple sets of footprints were observed along shoreline and along the edge of the CWB colony. |
Deliberate Violations: None