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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing the majority of Plum Island in northeastern Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 miles southeast of Newburyport. It was established in 1942 primarily to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitats for migratory birds.
Plum Island and its surrounding estuaries are a popular destination for birders. Plum Island Sound is on a migratory route for many varieties of birds, as well as being a nesting area for piping plovers. Much of the beach in the National Wildlife Refuge is closed to visitors during the nesting season, which can last most of the warm months.
Part of the island is shown, then Plum Island Sound, and in the background Jeffrey's Neck, Ipswich. To the right of that is the entrance to the Eagle Hill River. The inland side of Plum Island is an estuary containing four subcategories of ecosystem: salt marsh, fresh marsh, tidal creeks and bays and intertidal flats. Over the last 50 years the ...
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge: Plum Island: MA 1942 4,662 acres (18.87 km 2) [199] Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont: MA 1997 31,216 acres (126.33 km 2) [200] Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge: Thacher Island: MA 1972 22 acres (0.089 km 2) [201] Detroit River ...
The house on the way to Plum Island. The Pink House is an uninhabited historic house and popular photography and painting subject located at 60 Plum Island Turnpike, Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. [3] [4] The house was built in 1925 and was privately owned until it was sold to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for $375,000 in 2011.
Massachusetts is the place to be if you're looking to spot a different bird every season. Take a family trip out to Plum Island and watch the species change from Fall to Winter and Spring to Summer.
Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Boston.The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. [2] A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island.
The Parker River Refuge on Plum Island, Massachusetts is a national network of lands and rivers dedicated to the safety of its native wildlife and specifically the piping plover. Protecting the Piper with full beach closures, the Refuge now "has the second largest plover population on the [Massachusetts] North Shore". [20] [citation needed]