Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for July 7 – July 13, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
7/7 |
7/8 |
7/9 |
7/10 |
7/11 |
7/12 |
7/13 | |
|
Oregon Inlet* |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Cape Point |
7 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
0 |
NA** |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
4 |
NA** |
6 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
*Totals do not include unfledged chicks
** No observations due to severe thunderstorms
PIPL Summary: Migrants are beginning to pass through the area so it is no longer possible to distinguish the breeding birds from the migrants. One PIPL, banded in the Bahamas, was observed on South Point on 7/12. As for the known breeders on Bodie Island Spit, there is still one active nest and one brood with two chicks. Adults and fledglings are still being observed at Cape Point; however, breeding appears to be finished for the season in this area. No PIPL breeding activity has been observed this week on North Ocracoke. On South Point one fledgling is still being observed and one nest is still active.
|
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
BI01 |
Bodie Island |
6/12 |
7/6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
6/3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
OI08 |
South Point |
6/25 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No new activity.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Currently there is a total of seven AMOY broods, one active AMOY nest, and seventeen fledged AMOY chicks. Bodie-Hatteras District has four AMOY broods, one active nest, and six fledged chicks. Hatteras District has two AMOY broods and six fledged chicks. Ocracoke has one AMOY brood and five fledged AMOY chicks.
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
GI03 |
GIAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/6 |
UNK |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
7/5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
|
HI05 |
HIAM05 |
Hatteras |
4/24 |
5/23 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
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 (7/6) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
5/18 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
5/22 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
5/27 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
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 |
Nests and LETE chicks and fledglings |
|
GICO01 |
Green Island |
COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Nests and COTE/BLSK chicks and fledglings | |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01A |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
No |
Colony no longer active this week |
|
BHCO01B |
0.7 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
|
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
|
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
No |
No activity since 7/6. Walkthrough conducted 7/11, no nests, chicks, or scrapes observed | |
|
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
|
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Chicks and fledglings |
|
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
No |
Survey conducted 7/13. No activity observed. | |
|
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
No |
Survey conducted 7/13. No activity observed | |
|
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Adults in incubating posture, chicks, and fledglings | |
|
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
On 7/13, one LETE in incubating posture. Survey will be conducted to determine colony status. | |
|
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
LETE and BLSK chicks; LETE fledglings |
|
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE, COTE, BLSK |
Yes |
LETE, COTE, and BLSK chicks; LETE fledglings | |
|
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
LETE chicks and fledglings |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
|
Bodie |
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R2 |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R1 | |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.8 mi S of R2 | |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi S of R27 |
|
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi S of R23 | |
|
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi S of R27 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.6 mi S of R23 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.5 mi S of R27 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.3 mi S of R23 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi N of R23 | |
|
Hatteras |
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.8 mi S of R55 |
|
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi N of R44 | |
|
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.3 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.3 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.9 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi E of R49 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.1 mi N of R34 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R44 | |
|
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi N R44 | |
|
7/9 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.5 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.1 mi N of R43 | |
|
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi S of R55 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi S of R44 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.9 mi E of R49 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi S of R38 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.4 mi N of R38 | |
|
7/11 |
Green |
False Crawl |
2.7 mi S R38 | |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.5 mi S of R34 | |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi S of R44 | |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.7 mi N of R34 | |
|
7/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.5 mi N of R55 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R44 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.9 mi S of R38 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.1 mi S of R49 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
300 ft N of R55 | |
|
7/13 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.0 mi S of R44 | |
|
7/13 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.2 mi N of R34 | |
|
7/13 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.7 mi N of R34 | |
|
7/13 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi E of R45 | |
|
7/13 |
Green |
Nest |
1.0 mi S of R38 | |
|
Ocracoke |
7/7 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R67 |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi S of R67 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.7 mi S of R59 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi N of R67 | |
|
7/8 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
2.3 mi N of R67 | |
|
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi N of R72 | |
|
7/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.5 mi S of R72 | |
|
7/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
3.3 mi N of R67 | |
|
7/12 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.8 mi S of R70 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
|
104* |
104 |
0 |
98 |
*Includes seven Green turtle nests and 97 Loggerhead nests
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
7/11 |
Kemp’s Ridley |
1.0 mi W R45 |
|
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 |
|||
|
None |
|||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-006-R |
0.4 mi N of R27 |
AMOY |
7/12 |
|
BH-11-001-G |
0.3 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
7/13 |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-006-R |
Sandy Bay |
AMOY |
(7/7) |
|
HI-11-008-E |
1.6 mi S of R38 |
AMOY, LETE |
7/7 |
|
HI-11-011 |
2.3 mi S of R38 |
AMOY, LETE |
7/7 |
|
HI-11-001-O |
R44 |
AMOY |
7/8 |
|
HI-11-001-P |
0.8 mi S of R44 |
AMOY |
7/12 |
|
HI-11-001-Q |
0.8 mi S of R44 |
AMOY |
7/13 |
|
HI-11-008-R |
1.6 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
(7/13) |
|
HI-11-010-R |
0.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
(7/13) |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-005-R |
0.5 mi S of R68 |
AMOY |
(7/8) |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
7/10 |
Horse |
An escaped, rider-less horse entered Bodie Spit closure breaking closure string. The horse continued through the closure toward the Bait Pond, and then exited the area through the dunes. |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/9 |
Pedestrian |
Four sets of bare footprints entered closure via R27 and proceeded north for 0.1 mi and then went 0.2 mi S of R27. |
|
7/11 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of bare footprints entered closure 0.3 mi N of R23. Footprints extended through closure above the high tide line. | |
|
Hatteras |
7/8 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of barefoot tracks for ~70 m at very tip of Cape Point |
|
7/9 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of footprints through the E side of the South Beach closure. | |
|
Ocracoke |
7/11 |
Pedestrian |
Four pedestrians walking inside the North Ocracoke closure. |
|
7/12 |
Dog |
One set of dog tracks through turtle closure 0.2 mi N of R68. |
Deliberate Violations: None