Birding Region: Delaware Bay Coast
Site #14: Prime Hook NWR

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Directions to Prime Hook Beach Road:
(38°51'17.48"N 75°16'1.83"W, and east for 1.3 miles) From the intersection of Routes 1 & 5, north of Milton, go north on 1 for 0.6 mile. Turn right (NE) on Prime Hook Road, then go 0.9 mile before bearing right at the fork to stay on Prime Hook Road. The prime birding area begins about 2.4 miles past that fork and runs another 1.3 miles east to the bay.

Directions to Fowler Beach Road:
(38°52'49.51"N 75°16'13.68"W) Return to the fork of Prime Hook Beach Road & Cods Road, and go right (N) on Cods for 1.7 miles until it ends at Fowler Beach Road. Go right (E) on Fowler Beach Road about 2 miles to a marsh and wetlands area just short of the bayshore. There is a viewing platform on the north side of the road near the bay, a good place from which to scan both the marsh and the shoreline.

Other Birding Sites in the Delaware Bay Coast Region:
  1. Woodland Beach Wildlife Area
  2. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Little Creek Wildlife Area
  4. Ted Harvey Cons. Area - Logan Lane Tract
  5. Milford Neck
  6. Slaughter Beach
  7. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
 

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