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=Cape May National Wildlife Refuge= =Two Mile Tract= =Coast Guard Ponds= Wildwood, New Jersey 08260 Two Mile Beach web site Two Mile Beach map Two Mile Beach Unit (New Jersey Audubon) web page Cape May National Wildlife Refuge web site Friends of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge web site Cape May National Wildlife Refuge brochure Cape May National Wildlife Refuge map

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Cape May NWR--Two Mile Tract--Coast Guard Ponds
Coordinates: 38.9549566, -74.8638499 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Two Mile Beach Unit
New Jersey Audubon Birding and Wildlife Trails web site

About Two Mile Beach Unit
In 1999 the U.S. Coast Guard transferred ownership of Two Mile Beach to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge. The 507 acre site is managed to protect one of the last remaining areas of undeveloped maritime forest and beach in New Jersey. The site has boardwalks and two observation platforms along with a 0.9 mile sand and clamshell trail that leads you through the maritime forest habitat. American Oystercatchers are often seen along the beach. Before entering the driveway from County Road 621, you can pull off on the shoulder and view the ponds on either side of the road. From Two Mile Beach Unit (New Jersey Audubon) web page

About Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1989, Cape May National Wildlife Refuge provides critical habitat to a wide variety of migratory birds and other wildlife. It supports 317 bird species, 42 mammal species, 55 reptile and amphibian species, and numerous fish, shellfish and other invertebrates. Its value for the protection of migratory birds and their habitat will continue to grow as wildlife habitat along the Jersey Shore is developed into roads, shopping centers and housing developments. Cape May Peninsula's unique configuration and location concentrate songbirds, raptors and woodcock as they funnel south to Cape May Point during their fall migration. Faced with 12 miles of water to cross at the Delaware Bay migrants linger in the area to rest and feed until favorable winds allow them to cross the Bay or head north along the Bay's eastern shore. The refuge has been designated a “Flagship Project” of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, identified as an Important Bird Area (American Bird Conservancy), incorporated with in the Delaware Bay site of Hemispheric Significance (Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network), and is located within the portion of the Delaware Bay watershed that is designated a Wetland of International Importance From Cape May National Wildlife Refuge web site

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