CAPE MAY – A new group, The Friends of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, has started a series of Bird Walks this Fall at the 2-Mile Beach Unit of the Refuge. This spot is a 500-acre parcel of undeveloped barrier island beach at the southern end of Wildwood Crest, offering both saltwater marsh and ocean beach wildlife habitat.
The group received a grant earlier this year from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support bird watching at the refuge, and will be focusing their programs and events on a less expert and more casual audience. Families are encouraged to take part. The walks are free to the public, and offer loaner binoculars are available as well as field guides and the use of a spotting scope.
No pre-registration is necessary. Meet in the Visitor’s Center parking lot (second lot on the left) on Loran Drive, Sat., Oct. 29, 9 a.m. – which is just off Ocean Drive (Pacific Avenue) south of Wildwood Crest. You may wish to bring bug spray, sunscreen and water. Restrooms will be available at the Visitor’s Center before and after the walk.
More information about Two-Mile Beach and directions: www.friendsofcapemayrefuge.org
or Shawn Lockyear at 609 602-8031
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