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Norman Bird Sanctuary is a 325-acre (1.32 km 2) bird sanctuary, nature preserve, environmental education center, and museum at 583 Third Beach Road in Middletown, Rhode Island overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. In 1949, the Norman Bird Sanctuary was founded through a bequest in the will of Mabel Norman Cerio.
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, Rhode Island Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, Rhode Island. Sachuest Point (SAT-choo-est [2]) is a wildlife refuge in the southeasternmost part of the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, on a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island Sound, the 242-acre (0.98 km 2).
Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Rhode Island.Its headquarters is in Charlestown, Rhode Island.Dotted along the Rhode Island's Atlantic coastline, the five refuges that make up the complex (Ninigret, Trustom Pond, John H. Chafee at Petaquamscutt Cove, Block Island and Sachuest Point) offer a wide variety of natural settings.
Many songbirds "overfly" the mainland and stopover on Block Island before continuing their migration. Hundreds of " birders " visit the refuge each fall to watch migration. The refuge also provides habitat for the endangered American burying beetle , supporting the only population of this species known east of the Mississippi River .
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Prudence Island: Newport: 2,353 acres on 3 islands, Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Lab & Learning Center exhibits, education programs Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge: Charlestown: Washington: 900 acres, Kettle Pond Visitor Center features exhibits, education programs Norman Bird Sanctuary: Middletown: Newport
HENDERSONVILLE - On Aug. 25, a vision of a new bird sanctuary at Sullivan Park became a reality, thanks to the original idea by Crystal Cauley and the hard work of Carey and Lutrelle O'Cain, the ...
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