Featured Species
Brown pelicans, least terns, piping plovers, red knots, loggerhead sea turtles, and diamondback terrapins are significant species that utilize the refuge. Loggerhead sea turtles occasionally nest on the beaches but rarely are successful due to tidal inundation or predation. Diamondback terrapins use the higher dunes for nesting. Shorebirds and marsh birds utilize the refuge extensively. Migratory waterfowl winter on the refuge and its surrounding waters. Scaup, scoters, black ducks, mergansers, and buffleheads are the most common species.