Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for March 17 – April 6, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
17-Mar |
18-Mar |
19-Mar |
20-Mar |
21-Mar |
22-Mar |
23-Mar | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cape Point |
5 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
|
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 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
NS* |
3 |
9 |
9 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
27 |
18 |
18 |
NS |
15 |
9 |
9 |
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
24-Mar |
25-Mar |
26-Mar |
27-Mar |
28-Mar |
29-Mar |
30-Mar | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cape Point |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
|
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 |
11 |
NS |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
0 |
NS |
0 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
31-Mar |
1-Apr |
2-Apr |
3-Apr |
4-Apr |
5-Apr |
6-Apr | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
5 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Cape Point |
10 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
NS |
10 |
|
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NS |
0 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
3 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
NS |
14 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
6 |
16 |
8 |
22 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
*NS-Not surveyed |
|
PIPL Summary: Scrapes have been documented and breeding behavior has been observed on Cape Point and South Point. Scrapes have been documented on South Beach. No nesting has been documented yet this year.
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No breeding activity has been observed from the WIPLs observed on South Point.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Seventeen of last year’s twenty three pairs have returned to CAHA. Six of the eight known breeding pairs have returned to the Bodie/Hatteras District. One individual’s mate has not yet been documented and another individual has paired up with a new mate. Nine of the eleven known breeding pairs have returned to the Hatteras District. Two individual birds from known breeding pairs have returned, but their mates have not yet been documented. Two of the four breeding pairs have returned to the Ocracoke District. Two individual’s mates have not yet returned and both have been observed with new potential mates.
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): No breeding colonies have formed yet.
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
|
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
|
|
|
Hatteras |
4/6/2011 |
Green |
1.3 mi S of R55 |
|
Ocracoke |
3/29/2011 |
Green |
2.0 mi S of R72 |
|
3/31/2011 |
Green |
1.7 mi S of R72 |
Marine Mammal Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
|
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
20-Mar |
Harbor Porpoise |
0.4 mi S of R23 |
|
20-Mar |
Harbor Porpoise |
0.5 mi N of R27 | |
|
27-Mar |
Harbor Seal |
0.2 mi N of R30 | |
|
Hatteras |
17-Mar |
Harbor Porpoise |
1.0 mi S of R55 |
|
22-Mar |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
0.1 mi S of Frisco Pier | |
|
23-Mar |
Harbor Porpoise |
0.6 mi N of R49 | |
|
29-Mar |
Common Dolphin |
3.0 mi S of R38 | |
|
4-Apr |
Common Dolphin |
Cape Point | |
|
Ocracoke |
|
|
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
|
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
|
Bodie |
|
|
|
|
GI-11-001 |
Green Island |
AMOY/CWB |
3/18/2011 |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
|
|
|
BH-11-001 |
0.8 mi South R27 |
AMOY |
3/16/2011 |
|
BH-11-001-A |
0.5 mi North R30 |
AMOY |
3/18/2011 |
|
Hatteras |
|
|
|
|
HI-11-001-A |
0.4 mi S of R44 |
PIPL |
3/18/2011 |
|
HI-11-005 |
Between R43 & R44 |
AMOY |
3/18/2011 |
|
HI-11-002-A |
0.6 mi W of R45 |
AMOY |
3/21/2011 |
|
HI-11-006 |
Sandy Bay |
AMOY |
3/23/2011 |
|
HI-11-007 |
3 mi S of R38 |
AMOY |
4/3/2011 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
|
|
|
OI-11-002-A |
1.5 mi S of R72 |
AMOY |
3/20/2011 |
|
OI-11-003 |
0.6 mi S of R68 |
AMOY |
3/26/2011 |
|
OI-11-002-B |
0.3 mi S of R72 |
AMOY |
3/31/2011 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
|
|
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
|
|
|
Hatteras |
3/17/11 |
Pedestrian |
Four sets of pedestrian tracks were observed in the South Beach pre-nesting closure. |
|
3/28/11 |
Dog |
At 0920 two visitors entered the Cape Point resource closure after being informed they were not allowed to take their dog into the protected area. | |
|
4/1/11 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians entered the AMOY closure between Ramp 43 and Ramp 44. | |
|
Ocracoke |
4/1/11 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian found inside AMOY closure shelling the shoreline. The pedestrian was educated and asked to leave the closure. |
|
4/2/11 |
Pedestrian |
At 1120 one female visitor was collecting shells inside of N.OI pre-nesting closure. | |
|
4/3/11 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of footprints were found entering the pre-nesting closure on the beach by the ferry parking lot. The prints appeared to be that of an adult and child. The prints entered the pre-nest closure about 10 feet and exited from the same location. | |
|
4/6/11 |
Dog |
Large breed dog prints were found entering the South end of the AMOY closure for Gr14/GrN7. The tracks entered into the closure about 20 feet and were found exiting the closure near the dunes. |
Deliberate Violations: None
