Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
 
Nantucket, MA
c/o Great Meadows NWR
73 Weir Hill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-4661
fw5rw_emnwr@fws.gov

Wildlife and Habitat

Please respect the wildlife and closures

The refuge is an important stopover site for migratory birds and protects habitat for the Federally-listed piping plover and roseate tern, as well as the State-listed common and least tern. Gray and harbor seals are also frequently seen hauling out on the refuge. A variety of gull species also inhabit the refuge which at times can be detrimental to the successful nesting of shorebirds.

Piping plover. Credit: Gene Nieminen/USFWS

Piping plover. Credit: Gene Nieminen/USFWS

Gray Seal. Credit: Tom Eagle/USFWS

Gray seal. Credit: Tom Eagle/USFWS

 
Last updated: August 1, 2011