Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for June 30 – July 6, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
6/30 |
7/1 |
7/2 |
7/3 |
7/4 |
7/5 |
7/6 | |
Oregon Inlet* |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Cape Point |
4 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
South Beach |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S. Ocracoke |
3 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
*Totals do not include unfledged chicks
PIPL Summary: On Bodie Island Spit we have one active nest and one nest in the process of hatching. On Cape Point we have no new nests, no unfledged chicks, and seven fledglings. No PIPL breeding activity has been observed on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have one fledgling and one active nest.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (lost) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
BI01 |
Bodie Island |
6/12 |
7/6 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
BI02 |
Bodie Island |
6/26 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
OI05 |
South Point |
5/29 |
6/28 (6/30) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
OI08 |
South Point |
6/25 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No new activity.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have a total of ten AMOY broods, one active AMOY nest, and fourteen fledged AMOY chicks. Bodie-Hatteras District has six AMOY broods, one active nest, and three fledged chicks. Hatteras District has three AMOY broods and six fledged chicks. Ocracoke has one AMOY brood and five fledged 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 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
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 |
3 |
0 |
NA |
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
7/5 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
BH06 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/11 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
6/20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
NA |
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 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
6/3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
HI11 |
HIAM06 |
Hatteras |
5/20 |
6/16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
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 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
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 | |
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01A |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
No |
Colony no longer active-thought to have shifted south |
BHCO01B |
0.7 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
No |
Chicks and fledglings | |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings |
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Chicks and fledglings | |
HICO03 |
0.4 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
No |
No activity since 6/25. Walk-through conducted 7/6, no nests, chicks, or scrapes observed | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings | |
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests and chicks | |
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests. Colony has shifted ~0.1 mi to east, possibly due to raccoon predation. | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Nests, LETE and BLSK chicks and LETE fledglings |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE, COTE, BLSK |
Yes |
Nests, LETE, COTE, and BLSK chicks | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Nests, chicks, and fledglings |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
Bodie |
None |
|||
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/5 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi S of R23 |
Hatteras |
6/30 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.2 mi W of R45 |
7/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi E of R45 | |
7/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
R45 | |
7/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.2 mi W of R45 | |
7/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi N of R43 | |
7/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.3 mi W of R45 | |
7/2 |
Green |
Nest |
0.4 mi N of R38 | |
7/3 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.5 mi W of R45 | |
7/4 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R44 | |
7/4 |
Green |
False Crawl |
0.6 mi S of R44 | |
7/4 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.4 mi S of R34 | |
7/5 |
Green |
False Crawl |
1.1 mi N of R38 | |
7/5 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.0 mi W of R45 | |
7/5 |
Green |
Nest |
1.5 mi N of R38 | |
7/6 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.7 mi W of R45 | |
7/6 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.0 mi E of R49 | |
7/6 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.7 mi E of R49 | |
Ocracoke |
7/2 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.1 mi S of R59 |
7/3 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.0 mi N of R70 | |
7/3 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi S of R59 | |
7/3 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.3 mi S of R68 | |
7/4 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.3 mi S of R70 | |
7/5 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.7 mi S of R59 | |
7/6 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi S of R70 | |
7/6 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.6 mi S of R59 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
80* |
80 |
0 |
72 |
*Includes six Green turtle nests and 74 Loggerhead nests
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
6/30 |
Loggerhead |
0.3 mi E of R45 |
Ocracoke |
6/30 |
Green |
2.0 mi S of R72 |
Marine Mammal Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
7/2 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
0.9 mi S of R23 |
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
Bodie |
|||
BI-11-001-G |
0.3 mi S of R4 |
PIPL |
7/3 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
None |
|||
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-001-N |
0.1 mi E of R45 |
PIPL |
7/5 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
None |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
7/2 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints entered the Bodie Spit closure above high tide line. Tracks continued into the closure above the tide line for ~1 mile and then exited the closure along the same path. |
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
||
Hatteras |
7/1 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian shelling in Hatteras Inlet pre-nest closure. |
7/2 |
Pedestrian |
Ten sets of footprints went into/out of closure near large overwash south of R55. | |
7/2 |
Pedestrian (via boat) |
Four pedestrians were inside the Cape Point closure shelling. They came ashore from a boat. | |
7/2 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Two pedestrians with dog (on leash) walked around closure on the E side of R45. | |
7/5 |
Pedestrian |
One set of footprints entered a turtle closure. | |
Ocracoke |
7/4 |
Pedestrians, Boat |
A boat carrying 8 individuals landed on the sound shoreline near South Point. Pedestrians were observed (from a distance) onshore for 15 minutes, then they left. |
Deliberate Violations: None