Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for April 7 – April 13, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
|
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
|
4/7 |
4/8 |
4/9 |
4/10 |
4/11 |
4/12 |
4/13 | |
|
Oregon Inlet |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
|
Cape Point |
10 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
|
South Beach |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N. Ocracoke |
10 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
S. Ocracoke |
20 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
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: WIPL breeding behavior has been observed on South Point and a possible scrape was found on 4/10/11.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Forty-one of the 46 AMOYs which formed the 23 pairs and nested in 2010, have been observed on the seashore. Bodie-Hatteras District has observed scrapes for three pairs out of eight potential pairs. Hatteras District has observed scrapes for nine out of 10 potential pairs. Ocracoke has observed scrapes for five out of five potential pairs.
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): No breeding colonies have formed.
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
4/7/2011 |
Kemp’s |
0.7 mi S of Ramp 55 |
|
Ocracoke |
4/11/2011 |
Green |
1.9 mi S of Ramp 72 |
Marine Mammal Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None | ||
|
Hatteras |
4/12/2011 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
0.3 mi N of Ramp 55 |
|
4/13/2011 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.4 mi S of Ramp 49 | |
|
Ocracoke |
4/7/2011 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.9 mi N of Ramp 59 |
|
4/12/2011 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1.3 mi S of Ramp 59 |
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
|
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
|
Bodie |
None |
| |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
| |
|
Hatteras |
|
|
|
|
HI-11-001-B |
0.4 mi S of Ramp 44 |
PIPL |
4/8/2011 |
|
HI-11-004-A |
Hatteras Inlet Spit |
AMOY |
4/11/2011 |
|
HI-11-001-C |
0.7 mi S of Ramp 44 |
AMOY |
4/12/2011 |
|
HI-11-002-C |
0.5 mi W of Ramp 45 |
AMOY |
4/12/2011 |
|
HI-11-008 |
1.8 mi S of Ramp 38 |
AMOY |
4/12/2011 |
|
HI-11-002-D |
W of Ramp 45 |
AMOY |
4/13/2011 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
|
|
|
OI-11-001-A |
0.7 mi N of Ramp 59 |
AMOY |
4/8/2011 |
|
OI-11-004 |
2.7 mi S of Ramp 59 |
AMOY |
4/9/2011 |
|
OI-11-005 |
1.0 mi S of Ramp 68 |
AMOY |
4/10/2011 |
|
OI-11-006 |
0.3 mi S of Ramp 59 |
AMOY |
4/11/2011 |
|
OI-11-002-C |
1.2 mi S of Ramp 72 |
AMOY, PIPL |
4/11/2011 |
|
OI-11-003-R |
0.6 mi S of Ramp 68 |
AMOY |
4/11/2011 |
|
OI-11-002-D |
1.0 mi S of Ramp 72 |
AMOY, PIPL |
4/11/2011 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
4/11/11 |
Pedestrian |
One set of pedestrian tracks entering Bodie Island pre-nesting closure at 1.0 mi S of Ramp 4, and then exiting. |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
4/12/11 |
Pedestrian/Dog |
One set of pedestrian and one set of dog tracks observed leading up Salt Pond Rd from the shoreline inside the Cape Pont pre-nesting closure). |
|
4/12/11 |
Pedestrian |
Fisherman observed walking along the shoreline 50 meters inside the Cape Point pre-nesting closure at its western boundary. | |
|
4/13/11 |
Dog |
Dog tracks observed inside Cape Point pre-nesting closure at its western boundary 0.3 mi E of Ramp 45. Tracks were seen along the shoreline heading East. | |
|
Ocracoke |
4/13/11 |
Pedestrian |
One set of pedestrian tracks observed in the AMOY closure at low tide 1.0 mi S of Ramp 68. |
Deliberate Violations: None
