Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Parker River National Wildlife Refuge 261 Northern Boulevard, Plum Island Newburyport MA 01950 978-465-5753 Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge web page.	Here, you'll find: Historical Stuff, Fun!
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 primarily to provide feeding, resting and nesting habitat for migratory birds. It occupies the northern 22 acres of 52-acre Thacher Island located approximately one mile off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts. The refuge and adjacent Town of Rockport property consists of cobble beach, rocky outcrop, grass, and shrub/thicket habitats. It currently supports both herring and great black-backed gulls as nesting species and serves as a resting and refueling stopover site for songbirds and other migrants. Among other wildlife, off-shore use occurs by seals, waterfowl, loons, grebes, cormorants and alcids.
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