Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for August 11 – August 17, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations: Monitoring for migratory PIPL and other migrant avian species is being conducted on a weekly basis.
Preliminary Final PIPL Breeding Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total Nests Lost |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Lost Chicks |
Fledged Chicks |
|
17 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
35 |
0 |
25 |
10 |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Bodie-Hatteras District fledged twelve chicks, Hatteras District fledged nine chicks, and Ocracoke fledged seven AMOY chicks. There are no remaining nests/broods.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
6/2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
7/5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
6/20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
6/3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Preliminary Final AMOY Breeding Summary:
|
Total Nests |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total Nests Lost |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Lost Chicks |
Fledged Chicks |
|
26 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
49 |
0 |
21 |
28 |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs):
|
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
No active colonies | ||||
|
Bodie-Hatters |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Chicks and fledglings |
|
Hatteras |
No active colonies | ||||
|
Ocracoke |
No active colonies |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
|
Bodie |
None |
|||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
|||
|
Hatteras |
8/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.5 mi N of R38 |
|
8/14 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.4 mi N of R55 | |
|
8/15 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.7 mi S of R55 | |
|
8/17 |
Green |
Nest |
0.4 mi W of R45 | |
|
Ocracoke |
None |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched** |
Total False Crawls |
|
143* |
103 |
40 |
129 |
*Includes eleven Green turtle nests and 132 Loggerhead nests
**Total includes only nests that have been excavated and not those in the process of hatching
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
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-I |
1.6 mi S of R4 |
AMOY |
(8/11) |
|
BI-11-001-J |
0.8 mi S of R4 |
LETE |
(8/12) |
|
WM BI-11-001 |
0.6 mi S of R4 |
Migratory PIPL |
8/15 |
|
BI-11-001-K |
0.6 mi S of R4 |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE, COTE |
(8/15) |
|
BI-11-001-R |
0.3 mi S of R4 |
PIPL |
(8/17) |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-003-R |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
(8/11) |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-001-R |
Cape Point |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE |
(8/11) |
|
HI-11-002-R |
South Beach |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE |
(8/12) |
|
HI-11-011-R |
2.3 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
(8/16) |
|
WM HI-11-001 |
Cape Point |
Migratory PIPL |
8/11 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-001-R |
North Ocracoke |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE, COTE, BLSK |
(8/11) |
|
WM OI-11-001 |
North Ocracoke |
Migratory PIPL |
8/11 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Location |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
None |
|
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
8/11 |
Dog |
2.7 mi N of R23 |
One set of dog tracks were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
2.0 mi N of R23 |
Two sets of bare footprints were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Dog |
2.5 mi N of R23 |
One set of dog tracks were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
2.7 mi N of R23 |
One set of bare footprints were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
Hatteras
|
8/11 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
2.4 mi N of R43 |
Six sets of footprints and two sets of dog tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. |
|
8/11 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
1.1 mi S of R34 |
Four sets of footprints and two sets of dog tracks were observed within filter fencing at nest depression. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
1.5 mi S of R34 |
One set of footprints was observed within the filter fencing. At least five sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage outside of filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Dog |
0.6 mi N of R43 |
One set of dog tracks was observed within the filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian |
1.5 mi N of R43 |
2 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian |
1.1 mi S of R34 |
6 sets of footprints were observed in the inter-tidal zone below the closure signage and 2 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
1.5 mi S of R34 |
8 sets of footprints were observed in the inter-tidal zone below the closure signage and 5 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
Ocracoke |
8/14 |
ORV, Pedestrian |
0.1 mi N of R70 |
One set of ORV tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the sea turtle closure signage. One set of footprints were observed within the sea turtle filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. |
|
8/15 |
ORV |
0.1 mi N of R70 |
One set of ORV tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the sea turtle closure signage. |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for July 28 – August 03, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations: Monitoring for migratory PIPL and other migrant avian species is being conducted on a weekly basis.
PIPL Summary: The two older chicks from the first brood on Bodie Island Spit fledged on 8/3 and the younger brood still has one unfledged chick.
|
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
BI01 |
Bodie Island |
6/12 |
7/6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
BI02 |
Bodie Island |
6/26 |
7/18 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Two single chick AMOY broods remain in the Bodie-Hatteras District. Bodie-Hatteras District fledged ten chicks, Hatteras District fledged nine chicks, and Ocracoke fledged seven AMOY chicks.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
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 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
7/5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
|
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
6/20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
6/3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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 | |
|
BHCO01B |
0.7 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests and fledglings | |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings |
|
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests and fledglings | |
|
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
One active two-egg nest observed, many LETE in area, no chicks or fledglings observed |
|
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
One chick observed, fledglings | |
|
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
No |
No activity observed. The pre-nesting closure was reestablished on 8/03 to reflect inactivity of colony. | |
|
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
No |
LETE and COTE fledglings. |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
|
Bodie |
None |
|||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/31 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi N of R30 |
|
7/31 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.8 mi N of R27 | |
|
8/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
4.6 mi N of R23 | |
|
8/2 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.5 mi N of R23 | |
|
Hatteras |
7/28 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.7 mi S of R49 |
|
7/28 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi S of R49 | |
|
8/3 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.9 mi S of R30 | |
|
8/3 |
Green |
Nest |
3.6 mi N of R55 | |
|
8/3 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.8 mi S of R55 | |
|
Ocracoke |
8/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.5 mi S of R59 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched** |
Total False Crawls |
|
132* |
125 |
7 |
123 |
*Includes nine Green turtle nests and 123 Loggerhead nests
**Total includes only nests that have been excavated and not those in the process of hatching
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Ocracoke |
7/29 |
Green |
2.0 mi S of R72 |
|
7/30 |
Green |
0.2 mi S of R72 | |
|
7/31 |
Green |
2.0 mi S of R72 |
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 |
| ||
|
None |
|||
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-002-M |
1.2 mi W of R45 |
AMOY, LETE |
7/29 |
|
HI-11-001-T |
Cape Point |
AMOY |
8/02 |
|
HI-11-002-N |
1.7 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
8/03 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-002-J |
South Point |
AMOY |
8/3 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
None |
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/28 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Multiple sets of bare footprints and dog tracks inside sea turtle expansion and inside filter fencing 3 mi N of R23 |
|
7/28 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Multiple sets of bare footprints and dog tracks inside sea turtle expansion and inside filter fencing 1.3 mi N of R23 | |
|
7/28 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints above high tide line throughout closure 0.2 mi N of R23 | |
|
7/29 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints inside sea turtle expansion 3 mi N of R23 | |
|
7/30 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints inside sea turtle expansion 3 mi N of R23 | |
|
7/30 |
Pedestrian |
A man was observed inside in the filter fencing of the turtle nest expansion 1.3 mi N of R23 standing over the nest location. He was yelling obscenities as he left the area. There was no damage to the closure or filter fencing but it appeared that the man had urinated on the nest. Law Enforcement searched the area but could not locate him. | |
|
7/31 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Multiple sets of bare footprints and dog tracks inside sea turtle expansion and inside filter fencing 1.3 mi N of R23 | |
|
7/31 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints inside sea turtle expansion 3 mi N of R23 | |
|
8/2 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Multiple sets of bare footprints and dog tracks inside sea turtle expansion and inside filter fencing 3 mi N of R23 | |
|
8/3 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints inside sea turtle expansion 3 mi N of R23 | |
|
Hatteras |
7/28 |
Pedestrian |
One set of bare footprints into Cape Point Pre-nest closure down Salt Pond Road. Appeared to turn around about halfway down the road. |
|
7/29 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of footprints in turtle nest expansion 2.7 mi S of R49 | |
|
7/29 |
Pedestrian |
Dog tracks in small turtle closure 0.4 mi N of R38 | |
|
7/29 |
Pedestrian |
Four sets of footprints and a set of dog tracks inside turtle nest expansion 2.1 mi S of R49 | |
|
7/29 |
Pedestrian |
Dog tracks inside silt fence of turtle nest expansion and very close to nest 2.1 mi S of R49. Two pedestrians at waterline in closure on arrival. | |
|
7/30 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of footprints through closure below turtle nest expansion 0.3 mi S of R49. | |
|
8/02 |
Pedestrian |
Observed one set of bare footprints for 20 yards into south portion of turtle nest expansion 0.1 mi N of R43. | |
|
8/02 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints walked up to turtle nest and left the way they came out - 0.6 mi S of R44. | |
|
Ocracoke |
7/31 |
Pedestrian |
One set of bare footprints observed along shoreline of turtle nest expansion 2.3 mi N R67. |
|
8/2 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian walking along shoreline at turtle nest expansion 1.6 mi N of R67. |
Deliberate Violations: None
