Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for August 11 – August 17, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations: Monitoring for migratory PIPL and other migrant avian species is being conducted on a weekly basis.
Preliminary Final PIPL Breeding Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total Nests Lost |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Lost Chicks |
Fledged Chicks |
|
17 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
35 |
0 |
25 |
10 |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: Bodie-Hatteras District fledged twelve chicks, Hatteras District fledged nine chicks, and Ocracoke fledged seven AMOY chicks. There are no remaining nests/broods.
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
GI03 |
GIAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/6 |
UNK |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
6/2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
7/5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
6/20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
6/3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Preliminary Final AMOY Breeding Summary:
|
Total Nests |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total Nests Lost |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Lost Chicks |
Fledged Chicks |
|
26 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
49 |
0 |
21 |
28 |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs):
|
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
No active colonies | ||||
|
Bodie-Hatters |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Chicks and fledglings |
|
Hatteras |
No active colonies | ||||
|
Ocracoke |
No active colonies |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
|
Bodie |
None |
|||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
|||
|
Hatteras |
8/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.5 mi N of R38 |
|
8/14 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.4 mi N of R55 | |
|
8/15 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.7 mi S of R55 | |
|
8/17 |
Green |
Nest |
0.4 mi W of R45 | |
|
Ocracoke |
None |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
|
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched** |
Total False Crawls |
|
143* |
103 |
40 |
129 |
*Includes eleven Green turtle nests and 132 Loggerhead nests
**Total includes only nests that have been excavated and not those in the process of hatching
Sea Turtle Strandings:
|
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
|
Bodie |
|
None |
|
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Hatteras |
|
None |
|
|
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
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-I |
1.6 mi S of R4 |
AMOY |
(8/11) |
|
BI-11-001-J |
0.8 mi S of R4 |
LETE |
(8/12) |
|
WM BI-11-001 |
0.6 mi S of R4 |
Migratory PIPL |
8/15 |
|
BI-11-001-K |
0.6 mi S of R4 |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE, COTE |
(8/15) |
|
BI-11-001-R |
0.3 mi S of R4 |
PIPL |
(8/17) |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
|
BH-11-003-R |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
(8/11) |
|
Hatteras |
|
| |
|
HI-11-001-R |
Cape Point |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE |
(8/11) |
|
HI-11-002-R |
South Beach |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE |
(8/12) |
|
HI-11-011-R |
2.3 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
(8/16) |
|
WM HI-11-001 |
Cape Point |
Migratory PIPL |
8/11 |
|
Ocracoke |
|
| |
|
OI-11-001-R |
North Ocracoke |
PIPL, AMOY, LETE, COTE, BLSK |
(8/11) |
|
WM OI-11-001 |
North Ocracoke |
Migratory PIPL |
8/11 |
Closure Intrusions:
|
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Location |
Comments |
|
Bodie |
None |
|
||
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
8/11 |
Dog |
2.7 mi N of R23 |
One set of dog tracks were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
2.0 mi N of R23 |
Two sets of bare footprints were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Dog |
2.5 mi N of R23 |
One set of dog tracks were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
2.7 mi N of R23 |
One set of bare footprints were observed within an unexpanded sea turtle closure. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
Hatteras
|
8/11 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
2.4 mi N of R43 |
Six sets of footprints and two sets of dog tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. |
|
8/11 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
1.1 mi S of R34 |
Four sets of footprints and two sets of dog tracks were observed within filter fencing at nest depression. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Pedestrian |
1.5 mi S of R34 |
One set of footprints was observed within the filter fencing. At least five sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage outside of filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/13 |
Dog |
0.6 mi N of R43 |
One set of dog tracks was observed within the filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian |
1.5 mi N of R43 |
2 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian |
1.1 mi S of R34 |
6 sets of footprints were observed in the inter-tidal zone below the closure signage and 2 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
8/14 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
1.5 mi S of R34 |
8 sets of footprints were observed in the inter-tidal zone below the closure signage and 5 sets of footprints were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the closure signage. | |
|
Ocracoke |
8/14 |
ORV, Pedestrian |
0.1 mi N of R70 |
One set of ORV tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the sea turtle closure signage. One set of footprints were observed within the sea turtle filter fencing. Nest area was not disturbed. |
|
8/15 |
ORV |
0.1 mi N of R70 |
One set of ORV tracks were observed above the inter-tidal zone within the sea turtle closure signage. |
Deliberate Violations: None
