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Home My WebLink About2010 Midseason ReportAudubon Society nc Mid Term Report Site Breakdown Notes ~',_ 7-/0 The following sites are inactive due to inadequate nesting habitat: Angel Shores- Has very limited beach area with lots of human use. Downs Creek- A small area at point is possible but houses dominate the rest of the beach. Goose Creek- There is some habitat there but has very heavy human use. Hashamomack Beach- Really no upper beach that isn't used by humans, and gulls get fed there by people, so they are always hanging around. James Creek- No real possibility of anything nesting there due to lack of suitab;e habitat. Kimongener Point- Too much development along shore. Marratooka Point- I saw no habitat at all there. Paradise Beach Point- Not much habitat and the owners have a dog that is free roaming. Pipes Cove- There is some possible nesting habitat but the heavy human usage makes it unusable. Jockey Creek Spoil island- No upper beach to speak of. These sites have nesting habitat but have other issues that may interfere with successful nestin§: Richmond Creek- There is some habitat but high tides may inundate even the most upper beach. Goldsmith's Inlet- Both Kenn~'s and McCahe's Beaches have habitat but high human use makes both these sites difficult for birds to nest successfully. At McCabe's, after a successful nest exclosing there was vandalism in which fencing was removed and the exclosure was partially dug up. At Goldsmith's Inlet proper there isn't a lot of habitat but it is possible for birds to nest there given the proper protection. Little Hog Neck- The western route out to the point is very rocky but the eastern route in front of the private homes has some habitat at the end. I would check this every year for it may yield a nest of plovers or perhaps terns. The sites listed here are fair to good for nesting success: Conkling Point-This site is on private property and gets little human use, and even though there isn't a lot of upper beach there it still manages to attract at least one pair of plovers a year, sometimes more. there annually. Again, it gets a lot of human and dog use so there is an issue with disturbance. When monitoring this site, it's important to walk north along the beach to creek mouth. From there you can monitor the point on the other side of the creek mouth. The next sites have been the most productive historically: Corey Creek- There is a lot of upper beach on the west side of the creek. However it is a favored dog walking venue so that is an issue. One pair has attempted nesting three times there which may attest to its superior nesting habitat. Crows seem to be a problem there as well. Many tracks have been seen in and around the upper beach where plovers place their nests. This site can be divided into two separate sites, South Harbor Beach which is accessed by South Harbor Rd. and Takapoosha Shores which is accessed by taking a private road into the Takapoosha Shores development. Cutchogue Harbor- The inaccessibility of this site, also known as Meadow Beach, is its strongest point. It is owned by The Nature Conservancy and is difficult to get to. There is a narrow upper beach that ends at a small point but terns and plover s have nested there historically. In addition to Meadow 8each there are a couple of other areas to monitor along Cutchogue harbor. These other areas do not have any nesting habitat. Gull Pond West- This site has been very active this year due to its abundance of suitable nesting habitat. There am several tern nests there as well as three separate plover pairs that have nested. The biggest problem here is dog walking. Mattituck Inlet- This is a large site with plenty of nesting habitat for plovers and terns. Historically it has always yielded the largest tern colony and usually more than one pair of plovers. Off read vehicles and pedestrian traffic have been the most difficult challenges them. The private part of this site has good habitat as well, so it must be monitored. The fencing had to be expanded to include some of the homes along that stretch. The other side of the inlet can be monitored by using binoculars. There is no nesting habitat there. Port Of Egypt- Since this is an island and is protected, it is a productive site for terns and gulls. A growing great black-backed gull colony has all but taken over the island with only the very tip not being occupied by the gulls and their young. However, some least terns and a few common terns take their chances every year. MID SEASON REPORT FOR PIPING PLOVER PRODUCTIVITY 6/7/10 SITE NUMB~.~ OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS OBSERVED PIPL PAIRS PtPL NESTS PIPL SURVIVING PIPL PAIRS THAT NESTED TO DATE HATCHMNGS PtPL CHICKS ANGEL SHORES 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE CONKLING POINT 2 i I FOUND 4 EGG PIPL NEST ON 5/19, SO f DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HATCH OUT. ALSO FOUND WILILET NEST VERY NEAR PIPL NEST CHIP HAMILTON CONTACTED LAND OWNER COREY CREEK W. EXCLOSED A PIPL 2 EGG NEST ON 5/25. HAVE (S. HARBOR BEACH) I I 3 NOT SEEN EGGS SINCE SO I WILL ASSUME A HATCH DATE OF AROUND 6/23 LOSS OF PRIEVIOUS NESTS DUE TO CROWS COREY CREEK E. 1 0 O 0 0 OBSERVED :l PAIR PtPL FEEDING AT POINT (TAKAPOOSHA SHORES) CUTCHOGUE HARBOR I I i NEST FXCLOSED BY C. SPILMAN DOWNS CREEK 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE GOLDSMITH'S INLET I i :t 3 3 THIS PIPL PAiR NESTED AT MCCABE'S BEACH THE NEST HATCHED OUT ON 6/3. ~. EGG WAS LEFT IN NEST UNHATCHED GOOSE CREEK 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE GULL POND WEST 3 2 2 4 4 PIPL PAIR # 2, 4 EGG NEST EXCLOSED ON 6/2 HATCH D_ATE 6/28. PIPL PAIR # 3 SEEN DOING COURTSHIP BEHAVOIR PIPL PAIR # 1 YOUNG FLEDGED 6/1 HASHAMOMUCK BEACH 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE JAMES CREEK 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE ~OCKEY CREEK 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE KIMOGENER POINT 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE LI'I-I'LE CREEK i i ~. 4 0 CHECKED ON 6/1. DID NOT SEE ANY PIPL YOUNG BU~T THERE WAS A PAIR OF PIPL IN FENCED AREA LITTLE HOG NECK 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE MARATOOKA POINT 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE MID SEASON REPORT FOR PIPING PLOVER PRODUCTIVITY 6/7/10 MA'~I'ITUCK INLET 2 4 EXCLOSED 4 EGG PIPL NEST ON 6/11 2 2 4 DON'T KNOW THE CLUTCH COMPLETION DATE. CHIP HAMILTON REPORTED 4 PIPL YOUNG AND 1 PtPL ON NEST ON 6/4 SO IT IS ASSUMED THAT THESE ARE 2 SEPARATE PAIRS PARADISE POINT 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE PIPES COVE 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVE PORT OF EGYPT 0 O 0 0 0 SINCE I AM-MONITORING FROM LAND IT iS POSSIBLE FOR PIPL TO BE ON THE ISLAND BUT I CAN'T SEE tT MID SEASON REPORT FOR LEAST TERN PRODUCTIVITY 6~1S~10 SITE NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS OBSERVED LEAST TERN LEAST TERN LEAST TERNS NESTS HATCHLINGS ANGEL SHORES 0 0 0 INACTIVE CONKLING POINT 6 0 0 INACTIVE COREY CREEK W. 0 O 0 INACTIVE (S. HARBOR REACH) COREY CREEK E. 2 O O THERE WERE 6 LETE NESTS ON 6/1 BUT ALL (TAKAPOOSHA SHORES) WERE PREDATED BY RED FOX CUTCHOGUE HARBOR 22 6 N/A REPORTED BY CAROLYN SPILMAN ON {~/9 DOWNS CREEK 0 0 0 INACTIVE GOLDSMITH'S INLET 0 0 0 INACTIVE GOOSE CREEK 0 0 0 INACTIVE GULL POND WEST 60 23 N/A HASHAMOMUCK BEACH 0 0 0 INACTIVE JAMES CREEK 0 0 0 INACTIVE JOCKEY CREEK 0 0 0 INACTIVE KIMOGENER POINT 0 0 0 INACTIVE LITTLE CREEK 4 2 N/A THERE WERE 14 LEAST TERN NESTS ON 6/1 BUT COLONY MAY HAVE ABANDONED DUE TO HIGH TIDE LITTLE HOG NECK 0 0 0 INACTIVE MARATOOKA POINT 0 0 0 INACTIVE MATTITUCK INLET I05 61 N/A LEATS TERNS NESTING IN BOTH FENCED AREAS AND ALSO IN FRIONT OF HOUSES TO THE WEST PARADISE POINT 0 0 0 INACTIVE PIPES COVE 0 0 0 INACTIVE PORT OF EGYPT 30 14 N/A 3 COMMON TERNS WITH 2 NESTS. ALSO 59 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS WITH 42 YOUNG RICHMOND CREEK 0 O 0 INACTIVE TOTALS 229 106 0