Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for April 28 – May 4, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
4/28 |
4/29 |
4/30 |
5/1 |
5/2 |
5/3 |
5/4 | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cape Point |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
PIPL Summary: We currently have five active PIPL nests. There has been no breeding activity observed on Bodie Spit or Hatteras Inlet Spit. We currently have three active nests on Cape Point and we continue documenting scrapes on Cape Point and South Beach. Several scrapes have been documented on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have two active nests and several scrapes are being maintained.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
HI01 |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI02 |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI04 |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI01 |
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI02 |
OI02 |
South Point |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: WIPL breeding behavior has been observed on South Point and possible scrapes have been found.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have 16 active AMOY nests. Bodie-Hatteras District has five pairs of AMOYs with nests and two pairs on scrape territories. Hatteras District has seven pairs of AMOYs with nests and three pairs on scrape territories. Ocracoke has four pairs of AMOYs with nests and two pairs on scrape territories.
|
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 |
|
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 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
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 |
|
OI03 |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
4/28 |
(4/29) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs and COTEs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. One LETE colony has been documented on North Ocracoke and two LETE colonies have been documented on South Point.
|
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
||
|
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
|
HICO02 |
North of Buxton |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
|
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
|
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
|
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes 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 |
5/4 |
Loggerhead |
1.3 mi S of R 49 |
|
5/4 |
Loggerhead |
0.5 mi W of R 45 | |
|
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
Loggerhead |
0.8 mi N of R 72 |
|
5/2 |
Green |
1.7 mi S of R 72 | |
|
5/3 |
Green |
1.3 mi S of R 59 | |
|
5/3 |
Loggerhead |
0.9 mi N of R 67 |
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-A |
1.6 mi S of R 4 |
AMOY |
5/1 |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-002-A |
0.1 mi S of R 27 |
AMOY |
4/30 |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-001-G |
0.6 mi S of R 44 |
AMOY |
5/2 |
|
HI-11-008-C |
2.0 mi S of R 38 |
LETE |
5/3 |
|
HI-11-002-G |
0.3 mi W of R 45 |
LETE |
5/4 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-001-C |
0.4 mi N of R 59 |
LETE |
5/2 |
|
OI-11-005-C |
1.8 mi N of R 70 |
AMOY |
5/2 |
|
OI-11-002-E |
1.2 mi S of R 72 |
AMOY, LETE |
5/2 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
None |
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
||
|
Hatteras |
4/28 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians walked into the South Beach pre-nesting closure and then back out. |
|
4/29 |
Pedestrian |
Two skimboarders walked to the Hook through the closure from the east side of Cape Point. | |
|
4/29 |
Pedestrian |
Three pedestrians were shelling inside of the South Beach pre-nesting closure. | |
|
5/1 |
Other |
Kiteboarder landed inside Sandy Bay AMOY closure, then quickly made his way out of closure. | |
|
5/1 |
Pedestrian |
Two men walked from Salt Pond Road through the back dunes of the western side of the Cape Point Closure, past a PIPL nest, down to the west side of Cape Point Hook and back along shoreline towards R45. | |
|
5/1 |
Pedestrian |
Six set of pedestrian tracks at the tip of Cape Point. | |
|
5/2 |
Pedestrian |
Four pedestrians in Hatteras Inlet pre-nesting closure. | |
|
5/3 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of pedestrian tracks traveling through AMOY closure north of Buxton. | |
|
5/4 |
Pedestrian |
Tracks indicated that a pedestrian walked into the South Beach closure to urinate. | |
|
5/4 |
Pedestrian |
Two fishermen in full gear walked to the tip of the Cape Point. | |
|
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
Pedestrian |
One set of pedestrian tracks entering/exiting N. Ocracoke closure at ocean shoreline. |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for April 21 – April 27, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Location |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
4/21 |
4/22 |
4/23 |
4/24 |
4/25 |
4/26 |
4/27 | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Cape Point |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
|
South Beach |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
8 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
PIPL Summary: At Cape Point, three nests have been documented. Scrapes continue to be observed/maintained on Cape Point and South Point. The nest on South Beach has been abandoned but new scrapes continue to be observed in the area.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
|
HI01 |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI02 |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI03 |
HI03 |
South Beach |
4/20 |
(4/27) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
HI04 |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: WIPL breeding behavior has been observed on South Point and possible scrapes have been found.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Bodie-Hatteras District has four pairs of AMOYs with nests and four additional potential pairs. Hatteras District has six pairs of AMOYs with nests and four pairs on scrape territories. Ocracoke has two pairs of AMOYs with nests and four pairs on scrape territories.
|
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date |
Hatch Date |
Total |
Unfledged |
Chicks |
Fledged |
|
GI01 |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/15 |
(4/16) |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
GI01a |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): No breeding colonies have formed. LETEs and COTEs have been observed in and near historic colony locations.
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
Loggerhead |
0.2 mi S of R 70 |
|
4/24 |
Kemp’s ridley |
3.2 mi S of R 59 |
Marine Mammal Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
4/22 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
Green Island |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
| |
|
Hatteras |
4/23 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
0.5 mi N of R 45 |
|
4/23 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.2 mi S of R 49 | |
|
4/24 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.4 mi S of R 49 | |
|
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
2.3 mi S of R 59 |
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
|
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
|
Bodie |
None |
| |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-001-B |
0.7 mi S of R 27 |
AMOY |
4/21 |
|
BH-11-002 |
0.1 mi S of R 27 |
AMOY |
4/27 |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-008-B |
1.8 mi S of R 38 |
PIPL |
4/24 |
|
HI-11-002-F |
0.5 mi W of R 45 |
AMOY |
4/24 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-001-B |
0.6 mi N of R 59 |
AMOY |
4/22 |
|
OI-11-004-B |
2.6 mi S of R 59 |
AMOY |
4/24 |
|
OI-11-002-D |
0.6 mi S of R 72 |
AMOY |
4/24 |
|
OI-11-006-A |
0.3 mi S of R 59 |
AMOY |
4/25 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
4/22 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of pedestrian tracks entered the pre-nesting closure and walked parallel to the bird signs, weaving in/out of the closure. |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
4/22 |
Pedestrians with dog |
Three pedestrians with a dog walked down Salt Pond Road, along the dunes and exited the closure at Ramp 45. They traveled within 10 meters of PIPL nest HI03. |
|
4/24 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian walked into the closure on the Spur Road at Hatteras Inlet. | |
|
4/24 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of pedestrian tracks were observed in the Cape Point closure. They left the east-side shoreline and traveled WSW through the pre-nesting closure to the Hook. | |
|
4/25 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians entered the South Beach pre-nesting closure from the backside (marsh) and crossed over into the intertidal zone. | |
|
Ocracoke
Ocracoke |
4/22 |
Pedestrian |
One set of pedestrian tracks documented along the sound shoreline inside the N. Ocracoke pre-nesting closure. |
|
4/25 |
Pedestrian with dog |
Dog and pedestrian tracks documented on the south side of AMOY closure 0.6 mi S of R 68. |
Deliberate Violations: None
