Plum Island National Wildlife Refuge is a US Top 100 birding site. Its coastal marshes with vegetated dunes provide diverse habitats that support a rich diversity of birds year-round. Ocean viewing allows near-shore and occassionally off-shore pelagics to be seen. Sandy beaches support migrant and overwintering shorebirds\, including breeding Piping Plovers. Leeside of the dunes support some mature stands of woody vegetation that serve as migrant traps and an extensive estuarine spartina marsh system. \;In Winter\, Snowy Owls and offshore wintering waterbirds\, including loons\, grebes\, gulls\, and seaducks \;are regular.
\n\nMeet Up - Unless otherwise determined\, this tour begins at the Parker River NWR Visitor'\;s Center at 6 Plum Island TPK\, Newburyport\, MA.
\n LOCATION:Plum Island National Wildlife Refuge is a US Top 100 birding site. Its coastal marshes with vegetated dunes provide diverse habitats that support a rich diversity of birds year-round. Ocean viewing allows near-shore and occassionally off-shore pelagics to be seen. Sandy beaches support migrant and overwintering shorebirds\, including breeding Piping Plovers. Leeside of the dunes support some mature stands of woody vegetation that serve as migrant traps and an extensive estuarine spartina marsh system. In Winter\, Snowy Owls and offshore wintering waterbirds\, including loons\, grebes\, gulls\, and seaducks are regular. Meet Up - Unless otherwise determined\, this tour begins at the Parker River NWR Visitor's Center at 6 Plum Island TPK\, Newburyport\, MA. UID:e.1189.66143 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T002329Z URL:https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/plum-island-birdwatching-09-29-2019-66143 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR