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=Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge= =Stratford Great Meadows= Stratford, Connecticut 06615 Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge web site Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge brochure with map Great Meadows Marsh Unit map

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Stewart B. McKinney NWR--Stratford Great Meadows
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About Great Meadows Marsh Unit
Great Meadows Marsh is located at the end of Long Beach Boulevard, Stratford. This unit encompasses the largest wetland in Connecticut and it has wildlife viewing trails, wayside exhibits, and viewing platforms. The public is also allowed to hunt for waterfowl on the unit during the state hunting season. A free refuge hunting permit is required to do so. From Great Meadows Marsh Unit map

About Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge is comprised of 10 units stretched across 70 miles of Connecticut's coastline. It was established in 1972 and was originally called Salt Meadow National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge was renamed in 1987 to honor the late U.S. Congressman Stewart B. McKinney, who was instrumental in expanding it.

Located in the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge provides important resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for many species of wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds and terns, including the endangered roseate tern. Adjacent waters serve as wintering habitat for brant, scoters, American black duck and other waterfowl. Overall, the refuge encompasses over 1,000 acres of forest, barrier beach, tidal wetland and fragile island habitats.

The Salt Meadow Unit in Westbrook, the Falkner Island Unit in Guilford, and the Great Meadows Unit in Stratford all have been designated as Important Bird Areas by the National Audubon Society. The Falkner Island Unit is home to over 40 pairs of nesting federally endangered roseate terns and over 2,000 nesting pairs of common terns. The Salt Meadow Unit is used by over 280 species of migrating neotropical birds during the spring and fall migrations. From Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge web site

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