Featured Species
Due to its small size, Tybee NWR provides minimal habitat for wildlife. However, numerous species of birds utilize the available shoreline, tidal saltwater marsh, open spoil banks, and shrubby uplands. At low tide, the shoreline provides a resting and feeding place for many species of migratory birds including gulls, terns, neoptropical migratory songbirds, and shorebirds. Black skimmers, Wilson’s plovers, and several other shorebird species have also nested in the spoil deposits during the spring and summer.