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
