Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary August 15, 2012
*All numbers are preliminary and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.*
Piping and Wilson’s plover breeding seasons are now complete and therefore will not be reported anymore this season, however, unfledged American oystercatcher chicks and active colonial waterbird colonies still require closures to remain in place at many of the spits, Cape Point/South Beach.
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American Oystercatcher Summary: Location |
# Pairs |
# Nests to Date |
# Active Nests |
# Active |
# Fledged |
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Bodie Island |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Green Island |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Island |
15 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
22 |
31 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
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Colonial Waterbirds: Location |
# Colonies to Date |
# Currently Active Colonies |
|
Bodie Island |
1 |
0 |
|
Green Island |
1 |
1 |
|
Hatteras Island |
13 |
3 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
3 |
1 |
|
Total |
18 |
5 |
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Sea Turtle Nests and False Crawls: Location |
# Nests |
# False Crawls |
# Nests Excavated to Date |
|
Bodie Island |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Island |
164 |
123 |
43 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
53 |
38 |
13 |
|
Total |
219 |
162 |
56 |
