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Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge 2591 Whitehall Neck Road, Smyrna, DE 19977 ☎ +1 302-653-9345 Last Updated: 06/24/2024 |
| The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge stretches eight miles along Delaware Bay and covers 16,251 acres. Here you’ll find a rich habitat for wildlife and birdlife in an area made up tidal salt marsh with a mix of cordgrass meadows, mud flats, tidal pools, rivers, creeks, and tidal streams. | |
| The upland area includes forests, freshwater impoundments, brushy and wooded swamps, and fields of herbaceous plants. This diversity of habitats is reflected in the diversity of animal life that you may see as you explore. Bombay Hook is an important stop on the Delaware Bay for thousands of migrating waterfowl and shorebirds every spring and fall, as they make their critical trips to and from their northern breeding grounds. At low tide, shorebirds can be seen feeding by the thousands on the salt marsh mudflats along the wildlife drive. Wintering waterfowl concentrate in the freshwater impoundments to feed and roost. During the summer, black-necked stilts nest in the grassy areas of Shearness and Bear Swamp impoundments. | |
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Blackbird State Forest Place » Outdoors Blackbird State Forest is Delaware's northernmost state forest. It has nine tracts totaling over 5,600 acres and contains a mixture of oaks, yellow-poplar, maple, gums, and hickories. 148 views 💖 1502 Blackbird Forest Rd., Smyrna, DE 19977 |
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Smyrna Place » City Smyrna is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2020, the population of the town is 12,883. Smyrna is known for its historic downtown area, and it has experienced growth and development over the years. 39 views 💖 1Delaware |