Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for June 9 – June 15, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
6/9 |
6/10 |
6/11 |
6/12 |
6/13 |
6/14 |
6/15 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Cape Point* |
6 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
South Beach |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
S. Ocracoke* |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
*Totals do not include chicks
PIPL Summary: One active nest on Bodie Island Spit. On Cape Point we have five broods and on South Beach we have one brood. On North Ocracoke we have one active nest and one pair actively scraping. On South Point we have one brood and one active nest. Scraping continues to be documented on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (lost) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
BI01 |
Bodie Island |
6/12 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
5/18 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
5/23 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
6/6 |
3 |
3* |
0 |
NA |
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
6/9 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
6/12 |
4 |
3** |
0** |
NA |
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
6/3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
NA |
OI04 |
North Ocracoke |
5/16 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI05 |
South Point |
5/29 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI06 |
South Point |
6/5 |
(6/11) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
* Chicks were presumed lost, but then were observed on 6/15
** Chicks and adults have not been observed since 6/12; status unknown
Piping Plover Breeding Pair Census (June 1st- June 9th): Total=13 pairs, 2 single birds
Bodie: 1 pair (currently 1 active nest).
Bodie-Hatteras: None
Hatteras: 1 single bird, 6 pairs (7 nests to date, currently 1 active nest and 5 broods of chicks)
Ocracoke: 1 single bird, 6 pairs (6 nests to date, currently 3 active nests and 2 broods of chicks)
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary:
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
WIPL OI01 |
South Point |
4/30 |
6/1 |
3 |
UNK |
2 |
NA |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have sixteen AMOY broods and five active AMOY nests. Bodie-Hatteras District has four AMOY broods and four active nests. Two UNB pairs are actively scraping. Hatteras District has seven AMOY broods, one active nest, and one pair actively scraping. Ocracoke has five AMOY broods and one pair on a scrape territory.
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 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
GI03 |
GIAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BH01 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/20 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
NA |
BH03 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/23 |
5/23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
6/2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
NA |
BH05 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BH06 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/11 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI01 |
HIAM01 |
Hatteras |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
NA |
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
5/14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
NA |
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
HI04 |
HIAM04 |
Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/22 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
HI05 |
HIAM05 |
Hatteras |
4/24 |
5/23 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
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 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
5/22 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
5/27 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
5/28 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
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 |
Scrapes, nests, and LETE chicks. |
GICO01 |
Green Island |
COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
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 |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE, BLSK |
Yes |
LETE: Scrapes, nests, and chicks BLSK: scrapes |
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO03 |
0.4 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks. Raccoon tracks seen throughout colony during survey (6/2). Plan to re-survey colony | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks | |
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S of R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO06 |
1.5 mi W of R45 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests. Late colony. Possible establishment by CWBs from HICO03 due to depredation. Survey of colony not yet conducted. | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and chicks |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and chicks | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests and chicks |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
Bodie |
|
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R27 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi S of R23 |
6/11 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
3.6 mi N of R23 | |
6/13 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi N of R27 | |
6/13 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.0 mi S of R23 | |
6/14 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.0 mi N of R27 | |
6/15 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.1 mi N of R30 | |
Hatteras |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.3 mi S of R44 |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.4 mi N of R43 | |
6/10 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi S of R44 | |
6/10 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.5 mi E of R45 | |
6/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.5 mi N of R43 | |
6/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
3.0 mi S of R38 | |
6/11 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.8 mi N of R34 | |
6/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R38 | |
6/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi S of R30 | |
6/12 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.4 mi S of R55 | |
6/13 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.1 mi S of R55 | |
6/13 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.4 mi E of R49 | |
6/14 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.4 mi W of R45 | |
6/14 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi N of R55 | |
6/15 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.7 mi N of R55 | |
Ocracoke |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.7 mi N of R67 |
6/9 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
3.3 mi S of R59 | |
6/10 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.0 mi N of R70 | |
6/10 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.6 mi S of R70 | |
6/13 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.7 mi S of R59 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
38 |
38 |
0 |
30 |
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
6/15 |
Loggerhead |
0.7 mi N R34 |
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
Marine Mammal Strandings: None
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
Bodie |
|||
BI-11-001-E |
0.5 mi S of R4 |
AMOY |
6/9 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
BH-11-001-E |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
6/9 |
BH-11-001-F |
0.2 mi N of R27 |
LETE, AMOY |
6/12 |
BH-11-006 |
0.5 mi N of R27 |
AMOY |
6/13 |
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-001-L |
Just E of R45 |
PIPL |
6/11 |
HI-11-008-D |
1.6 mi S of R38 |
AMOY |
6/12 |
HI-11-002-I |
0.2 mi W of R45 |
PIPL |
6/12 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-005-E |
0.6 mi S of R68 |
AMOY |
6/13 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
None |
||
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/11 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints inside turtle closure NBH03, 3 mi N of R23 |
6/12 |
Pedestrian |
One set of bare footprints extending halfway through closure 0.3 mi N of R23 | |
6/13 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare footprints throughout closure 0.3 mi N of R23 | |
Hatteras |
6/11 |
Pedestrian |
One set of footprints along foreshore in west end of South Beach closure |
6/11 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians in South Beach closure | |
6/11 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of footprints observed entering closure 1.8 mi S of R38 from the highway through the center of a LETE colony. No LETE nests were stepped on. The footprints were observed throughout this closure in the backshore and extended south in the backshore to 1.9 mi S of R38 entering another AMOY/LETE closure. The footprints show the pedestrians turned around and followed their path back. | |
6/13 |
Pedestrian |
Five pedestrians entered the east side of the South Beach closure. | |
6/14 |
Pedestrian |
One set of footprints along foreshore of Hatteras Inlet | |
6/14 |
Pedestrian |
Three pedestrians walking south in Cape Point closure. | |
6/15 |
Pedestrian |
One set of bare footprints along shoreline at the tip of Hatteras Inlet. | |
Ocracoke |
6/9 |
Pedestrian |
Three pedestrians walked through mudflats on North Ocracoke. |
6/12 |
Pedestrian |
One set of bare footprints observed along the shoreline 0.6 mi S of R68. | |
6/14 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians walked along shoreline 0.6 mi S of R68. |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for May 26 – June 1, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
5/26 |
5/27 |
5/28 |
5/29 |
5/30 |
5/31 |
6/1 | |
Oregon Inlet |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point* |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
South Beach |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
S. Ocracoke* |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
*Totals do not include chicks
PIPL Summary: On Cape Point we have three broods and two active nests and on South Beach we have one active nest. On North Ocracoke we have one active nest. On South Point we have one brood and two active nests. One nest on South Point was depredated by ghost crabs 5/25 - 5/27. Scraping continues to be documented on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (lost) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
5/18 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
NA |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
5/23 |
3 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
5/27 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
NA |
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03 |
South Point |
5/9 |
5/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI04 |
North Ocracoke |
5/16 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI05 |
South Point |
5/29 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: We currently have one active WIPL nest on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
WIPL OI01 |
South Point |
4/30 |
6/1 |
UNK* |
UNK |
UNK |
NA |
*Eggs missing and no chicks have been observed on 6/2.
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have twelve AMOY broods and eight active AMOY nests. Bodie-Hatteras District has three AMOY broods, two active nests. The two pairs that lost their chicks are actively scraping. Hatteras District has five AMOY broods and five active nests. Ocracoke has four AMOY broods, one active nest and one pair on a scrape territory.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/17 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
UNK |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
BH01 |
BHAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/20 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
BH02 |
BHAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/20 |
3 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
BH03 |
BHAM03 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/23 |
5/23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BI01 |
BIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/26 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI01 |
HIAM01 |
Hatteras |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
5/14 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
HI04 |
HIAM04 |
Hatteras |
4/21 |
5/22 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
NA |
HI05 |
HIAM05 |
Hatteras |
4/24 |
5/23 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI09 |
HIAM09 |
Hatteras |
5/14 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI10 |
HIAM10 |
Hatteras |
5/16 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI11 |
HIAM06 |
Hatteras |
5/20 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
5/18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
NA |
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
5/22 |
3 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
5/27 |
3 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
5/28 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
OI05 |
OIAM05 |
Ocracoke |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs, COTEs and BLSKs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. In the Bodie-Hatteras District one mixed colony (LETE, COTE) has formed on Bodie Spit, another mixed colony (COTE, BLSK) has formed on Green Island, and five LETE colonies have been documented between Ramps 23 and 30. Five active LETE colonies have been documented in Hatteras District. One mixed colony is active on North Ocracoke. One LETE colony and one mixed colony have been documented on South Point.
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
Bodie |
BICO01 |
Bodie Spit |
LETE, COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and LETE chicks. Chicks disappeared soon after hatching. |
GICO01 |
Green Island |
COTE,BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
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 |
Scrapes and nests | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
BHCO04 |
0.1 mi N of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and chicks |
HICO02 |
1.9 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO05 |
2.5 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and LETE chicks. |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes, nests, and LETE chicks | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
Bodie |
|
|
None |
|
5/27 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi N of R23 | |
Bodie-Hatteras |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
1.4 mi S of R23 |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
3.3 mi N of R23 | |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.3 mi N of R23 | |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
3.0 mi N of R23 | |
Hatteras |
5/29 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.2 mi N of R34 |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
2.7 mi S R49 | |
6/1 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.3 mi S R49 | |
Ocracoke |
None |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
5/28 |
Loggerhead |
0.6 mi S of R55 |
5/28 |
Loggerhead |
Pamlico Sound | |
5/28 |
Unidentified |
Pamlico Sound | |
5/29 |
Loggerhead |
1.3 mi N of R55 | |
5/30 |
Kemp’s ridley |
0.2 mi E of R45 | |
Ocracoke |
|
None |
|
Marine Mammal Strandings: None
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
Bodie |
|||
BI-11-001-D |
0.8 mi S of R4 |
COTE/LETE |
5/31 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
None |
|||
Hatteras |
|
| |
None |
|||
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-002-F |
0.3 mi S of R72 |
PIPL |
5/28 |
OI-11-004-C |
2.7 mi S of R59 |
AMOY |
5/28 |
OI-11-005-D |
0.8 mi S of R68 |
AMOY |
5/28 |
OI-11-004-D |
2.6 mi S of R59 |
AMOY |
6/1 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
5/28 |
Dog |
Unleashed dog ran 500 ft into the Bodie Spit closure. |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/29 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
One set of bare foot prints and dog tracks entered the closure 0.2 mi N of R23, went 50 ft and then exited the closure. |
5/29 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare foot prints extend throughout the closure 1.4 mi S of R23. | |
5/29 |
Pedestrian |
Seven sets of bare foot prints extend throughout the closure just N of R27. | |
5/29 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of bare foot prints entered the closure 0.1 mi S of R27 mid-beach and extended ~300 ft into the closure then exited. | |
5/31 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple bare foot prints extended throughout closure 0.2 mi N of R23 | |
5/31 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of bare foot prints entered the closure just N of R27, mid-beach and extended ~500 ft into closure, then exited by the water line. | |
Hatteras |
5/28 |
Dog |
Dog tracks observed in the AMOY/LETE closure 1.9 mi S R38. |
5/28 |
Pedestrian |
Seven sets of footprints traveling down Ramp 44 (past closure signs) down to shoreline then back out. | |
5/28 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians walking inside Cape Point closure through dunes in PIPL foraging habitat. | |
5/29 |
Pedestrian/Dog |
Thirteen sets of footprints entering and leaving the backshore closure on South Beach to go to the bathroom. | |
5/30 |
Pedestrian |
Jogger observed in closure 2.5 mi S of R38. | |
5/30 |
Pedestrian |
Three pedestrians walking along foreshore of Hook from R45 towards Cape Point. | |
5/30 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of footprints from tip of Cape Point towards R45 | |
6/1 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
Pedestrian and dog tracks through SW corner of LETE colony 1.0 mi S R38 | |
Ocracoke |
5/29 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian walking through AMOY closure with chicks 0.6 mi S of R68 |
5/29 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian walking through North Ocracoke closure 0.1 mi N of R59 | |
5/31 |
Pedestrians, Dog |
Two pedestrians and one dog off leash walking through the AMOY closure with chicks 2.8 mi S of R59 | |
5/31 |
Pedestrian |
One pedestrian walking through the AMOY closure with chicks 2.8 mi S of R59 |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for May 12 – May 18, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
5/12 |
5/13 |
5/14 |
5/15 |
5/16 |
5/17 |
5/18 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point* |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
South Beach |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
S. Ocracoke |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
*Totals do not include chicks
PIPL Summary: On Cape Point we have one brood, one nest in the process of hatching (2 eggs and 2 chicks), and three active nests. On South Beach we have one active nest and scraping continues to be documented. We currently have four active nests on Ocracoke. One nest is on North Ocracoke and three nests are on South Point. Scraping continues to be documented on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
5/15 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
5/18 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03 |
South Point |
5/9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI04 |
North Ocracoke |
5/16 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: We currently have one active WIPL nest on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
WIPL OI01 |
South Point |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have 4 AMOY broods, 1 nest in the process of hatching (two chicks and one egg), and 15 active AMOY nests. Bodie-Hatteras District has one AMOY brood, five active nests and one pair on a scrape territory. Hatteras District has two AMOY broods, one nest in the process of hatching and six active nests. One pair is intermittently incubating the “abandoned” nest but it is also actively scraping within its territory. Ocracoke has one AMOY brood, four active nests and one pair on a scrape territory.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Eggs Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
5/17 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
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 |
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI01 |
HIAM01 |
Hatteras |
4/15 |
5/14 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
HI02 |
HIAM02 |
Hatteras |
4/18 |
5/14 |
2 |
2 |
NA |
NA |
HI03 |
HIAM03 |
Hatteras |
4/19 |
5/18 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
(5/8)* |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI09 |
HIAM09 |
Hatteras |
5/14 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI10 |
HIAM10 |
Hatteras |
5/16 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
OIAM01 |
Ocracoke |
4/18 |
5/18 |
3 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
OI02 |
OIAM02 |
Ocracoke |
4/23 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI05 |
OIAM05 |
Ocracoke |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
*Eggs presumed to be non-viable. Last observed being incubated on 5/7 and then resumed incubation on 5/16 and 5/18.
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs, COTEs and BLSKs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. In the Bodie-Hatteras District one mixed colony (LETE, COTE) is forming on Bodie Spit, another mixed colony (COTE, BLSK) is forming on Green Island, and four LETE colonies have been documented between Ramps 23 and 30. Four active LETE colonies have been documented in Hatteras District. Two mixed colonies have been documented on North Ocracoke and one LETE colony and one mixed colony have been documented on South Point.
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
Bodie |
BICO01 |
Bodie Spit |
LETE, COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests |
GICO01 |
Green Island |
COTE,BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes | |
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01A |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests |
BHCO01B |
0.7 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes | |
BHCO03 |
1.5 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests |
HICO02 |
North of Buxton |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests |
OICO01A |
North Ocracoke |
COTE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes | |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE, BLSK |
Yes |
Scrapes |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls:
District |
Date |
Species |
Activity Type |
Location |
Bodie |
|
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
5/15 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
0.1 mi N of R43 |
Ocracoke |
5/15 |
Loggerhead |
False Crawl |
0.8 mi N of R72 |
5/16 |
Loggerhead |
Nest |
1.2 mi S of R59 |
Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:
Total Nests to Date |
Active Nests |
Total Nests Hatched |
Total False Crawls |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
5/13 |
Loggerhead |
2.5 mi S of R49 |
5/15 |
Loggerhead |
Hatteras Village | |
Ocracoke |
5/14 |
Kemp’s ridley |
1.2 mi N of R67 |
5/17 |
Loggerhead |
2.0 mi S of R72 |
Marine Mammal Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
None |
||
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
| |
Hatteras |
5/12 |
Bottlenose dolphin |
Avon Village |
5/14 |
Bottlenose dolphin |
Hatteras Inlet | |
Ocracoke |
None |
Closures – additions/modifications/removals:
District/ |
Location |
Species |
Date Installed (or Removed) |
Bodie |
|||
None |
|||
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
BH-11-004 |
1.4 mi S of R23 |
LETE |
5/16 |
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-001-H |
0.2 mi S of R44 |
PIPL |
5/13 |
HI-11-006-A |
Sandy Bay |
AMOY |
5/14 |
HI-11-009-A |
2.6 mi S of R38 |
AMOY |
5/14 |
HI-11-001-I |
R44 |
AMOY, PIPL |
5/15 |
HI-11-006-B |
Sandy Bay |
AMOY |
5/17 |
HI-11-001-J |
0.1 mi S of R43 |
AMOY |
5/18 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
None |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
5/16 |
Pedestrian |
One set of barefoot tracks in CWB closure 1 mi S of R4 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/18 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of barefoot tracks in CWB closure 0.1 mi N of R23 |
Hatteras |
5/12 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of barefoot tracks entered Cape Pt closure at Ramp 44 and exited the closure at R45. |
5/12 |
ORV |
One ORV drove through the string of the Cape Point pre-nesting closure just S of R 44, drove S ~85 m, then exited the closure. | |
5/12 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of pedestrian tracks entered the Sandy Bay closure. | |
5/15 |
Pedestrian |
One fisherman with a bucket/cooler coming ashore at the southernmost tip of the Cape Point closure. | |
5/16 |
Pedestrian |
Two sets of barefoot tracks out at tip of Cape Point closure. | |
5/17 |
Pedestrian |
Four fishermen with fishing gear on the sand at the southernmost tip of the Cape Point closure. | |
Ocracoke |
5/14 |
Pedestrian, Dog |
One set of dog tracks and barefoot tracks in closure 0.6 mi S of R72. |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for May 5 – May 11, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
5/5 |
5/6 |
5/7 |
5/8 |
5/9 |
5/10 |
5/11 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point |
8 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
South Beach |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Hatteras Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hatteras Overwash |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
S. Ocracoke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
PIPL Summary: We currently have nine active PIPL nests. The first nest is expected to hatch on or around May 18th. There has been no breeding activity observed on Bodie Spit or Hatteras Inlet Spit. We currently have five active nests on Cape Point and one active nest on South Beach. Scraping continues to be documented on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have three active nests and some scrapes that are being maintained.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
HI01 |
Cape Point |
4/15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI02 |
Cape Point |
4/18 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI05 |
Cape Point |
5/5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI06 |
Cape Point |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
South Beach |
5/10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI02 |
South Point |
5/6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03 |
South Point |
5/9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: We currently have one active WIPL nest on South Point.
Nest # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
WIPL OI01 |
South Point |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary: We currently have 18 active AMOY nests. The first nest is expected to hatch on or around May 13th. Bodie-Hatteras District has six pairs of AMOYs with nests and one pair on a scrape territory. Hatteras District has seven pairs of AMOYs with nests and three pairs on scrape territories. Ocracoke has five pairs of AMOYs with nests and one pair on a scrape territory.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
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 |
BH04 |
BHAM04 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/5 |
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 |
(5/8)* |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
HI08 |
HIAM08 |
Hatteras |
5/7 |
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 |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI05 |
OIAM05 |
Ocracoke |
5/8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
*Abandoned-last observed incubating on 5/7.
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs and COTEs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. Three active LETE colonies have been documented in Bodie-Hatteras District. Four active LETE colonies have been documented in Hatteras District. One mixed colony (LETE, COTE) and one COTE colony have been documented on North Ocracoke. Two LETE colonies have been documented on South Point.
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
Bodie |
BICO01 |
Bodie Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
Bodie-Hatteras |
BHCO01 |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
BHCO02 |
0.2 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
HICO02 |
North of Buxton |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
HICO04 |
1.0 mi S R38 |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE, COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented |
OICO01A |
North Ocracoke |
COTE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes and nests have been documented | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
Sandy Bay, sound side |
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
1.3 mi S R44 (Cape Point) | |
5/6 |
Loggerhead |
1.2 mi S R55 | |
5/11 |
Loggerhead |
0.7 mi S R49 | |
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-B |
0.8 mi S of R4 |
LETE |
5/6 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
BH-11-001-C |
0.1 mi S of R27 to 0.5 mi N of R30 |
LETE, AMOY |
5/9 |
BH-11-002-B |
0.1 mi S of R27 |
AMOY |
5/5 |
BH-11-003 |
0.1 mi N of R23 |
LETE |
5/9 |
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-010 |
0.9 mi S R38 |
LETE |
5/8 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-001-D |
0.1 mi N of R 59 |
LETE, COTE |
5/9 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
5/6 |
Dog |
Two sets of dog tracks on the east end of Green Island |
Bodie-Hatteras |
5/10 |
Pedestrian |
Multiple sets of bare footprints in CWB closure 0.1 mi S of R23 |
Hatteras |
5/10 |
Pedestrian |
Pedestrian in CWB closure 1.7 mi S R38 |
Ocracoke |
None |
Deliberate Violations: None
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for April 28 – May 4, 2011
(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)
Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:
Observations |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tues |
Weds |
4/28 |
4/29 |
4/30 |
5/1 |
5/2 |
5/3 |
5/4 | |
Oregon Inlet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Cape Point |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
S. Ocracoke |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
PIPL Summary: We currently have five active PIPL nests. There has been no breeding activity observed on Bodie Spit or Hatteras Inlet Spit. We currently have three active nests on Cape Point and we continue documenting scrapes on Cape Point and South Beach. Several scrapes have been documented on North Ocracoke. On South Point we have two active nests and several scrapes are being maintained.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch 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 |
HI04 |
HI04 |
Cape Point |
4/27 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI01 |
OI01 |
South Point |
4/28 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI02 |
OI02 |
South Point |
4/30 |
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: We currently have 16 active AMOY nests. Bodie-Hatteras District has five pairs of AMOYs with nests and two pairs on scrape territories. Hatteras District has seven pairs of AMOYs with nests and three pairs on scrape territories. Ocracoke has four pairs of AMOYs with nests and two pairs on scrape territories.
Nest # |
Pair # |
Location |
Date Found |
Hatch Date (Loss Date) |
Total Chicks Hatched |
Unfledged Chicks |
Chicks Lost |
Fledged Chicks |
GI01A |
GIAM01 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/22 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
GI02 |
GIAM02 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
4/29 |
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 |
HI07 |
HIAM07 |
Hatteras |
5/2 |
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 |
OI03 |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
4/28 |
(4/29) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI04 |
OIAM04 |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
OI03A |
OIAM03 |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs): LETEs and COTEs have been observed in and near historic colony locations. One LETE colony has been documented on North Ocracoke and two LETE colonies have been documented on South Point.
District |
Colony ID |
Location |
Species |
Active |
Comments |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
||
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
||
Hatteras |
HICO01 |
Cape Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
HICO02 |
North of Buxton |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
HICO03 |
South Beach |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
Ocracoke |
OICO01 |
North Ocracoke |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
OICO02 |
South Point |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented | |
OICO03 |
Ocracoke Spit |
LETE |
Yes |
Scrapes have been documented |
Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls: None.
Sea Turtle Strandings:
District |
Date |
Species |
Stranding Location |
Bodie |
|
None |
|
Bodie-Hatteras |
|
None |
|
Hatteras |
5/4 |
Loggerhead |
1.3 mi S of R 49 |
5/4 |
Loggerhead |
0.5 mi W of R 45 | |
Ocracoke |
5/2 |
Loggerhead |
0.8 mi N of R 72 |
5/2 |
Green |
1.7 mi S of R 72 | |
5/3 |
Green |
1.3 mi S of R 59 | |
5/3 |
Loggerhead |
0.9 mi N of R 67 |
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-A |
1.6 mi S of R 4 |
AMOY |
5/1 |
Bodie-Hatteras |
| ||
BH-11-002-A |
0.1 mi S of R 27 |
AMOY |
4/30 |
Hatteras |
|
| |
HI-11-001-G |
0.6 mi S of R 44 |
AMOY |
5/2 |
HI-11-008-C |
2.0 mi S of R 38 |
LETE |
5/3 |
HI-11-002-G |
0.3 mi W of R 45 |
LETE |
5/4 |
Ocracoke |
|
| |
OI-11-001-C |
0.4 mi N of R 59 |
LETE |
5/2 |
OI-11-005-C |
1.8 mi N of R 70 |
AMOY |
5/2 |
OI-11-002-E |
1.2 mi S of R 72 |
AMOY, LETE |
5/2 |
Closure Intrusions:
District |
Date |
Type of Intrusion |
Comments |
Bodie |
None |
||
Bodie-Hatteras |
None |
||
Hatteras |
4/28 |
Pedestrian |
Two pedestrians walked into the South Beach pre-nesting closure and then back out. |
4/29 |
Pedestrian |
Two skimboarders walked to the Hook through the closure from the east side of Cape Point. | |
4/29 |
Pedestrian |
Three pedestrians were shelling inside of the South Beach pre-nesting closure. | |
5/1 |
Other |
Kiteboarder landed inside Sandy Bay AMOY closure, then quickly made his way out of closure. | |
5/1 |
Pedestrian |
Two men walked from Salt Pond Road through the back dunes of the western side of the Cape Point Closure, past a PIPL nest, down to the west side of Cape Point Hook and back along shoreline towards R45. | |
5/1 |
Pedestrian |
Six set of pedestrian tracks at the tip of Cape Point. | |
5/2 |
Pedestrian |
Four pedestrians in Hatteras Inlet pre-nesting closure. | |
5/3 |
Pedestrian |
Three sets of pedestrian tracks traveling through AMOY closure north of Buxton. | |
5/4 |
Pedestrian |
Tracks indicated that a pedestrian walked into the South Beach closure to urinate. | |
5/4 |
Pedestrian |
Two fishermen in full gear walked to the tip of the Cape Point. | |
Ocracoke |
4/30 |
Pedestrian |
One set of pedestrian tracks entering/exiting N. Ocracoke closure at ocean shoreline. |
Deliberate Violations: None