Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge lies low and flat on the Atlantic Coastal Plain along the western shore of Delaware Bay.  Nearly four-fifths of its almost 16,000 acres spreads out into tidal salt marsh and cordgrass meadows interrupted by winding rivers and creeks.  Away from the bay and marsh are man-made freshwater ponds called impoundments.  Upland woods, swamps, brushy thickets, grassy fields, and croplands complete the diversity of habitat which attracts a wide variety of bird life.

Waterfowl can been seen on the Refuge from September through March, look for greatest numbers of waterfowl (peak numbers) during November and March.  Shorebirds and songbirds are most abundant during May, August and September.  Wading birds are most abundant during June and July.

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