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Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge

Part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge complex, this is a 10 acre island at the mouth of the Kennebec River by Popham Beach.  Historic Pond Island Lighthouse is here.  The island supports nesting terns, common eiders, and during the fall migration a variety of shorebirds, songbirds and raptors. 

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and Rachel Carson - FWS

Wells.  This refuge - ultimately 7,600 acres in size - was established to protect 10 key estuaries along migration routes of waterfowl and other migratory birds, including the threatened piping plover, lesser yellowlegs and in all more than 250 species of birds.  See an excellent bird brochure, a  general brochure and a trail map brochure.

Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge

Part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge complex, this 65 acre island lies 21 miles off the coast of Rockland and once was a bombing range.  Today, is supports colonial nesting seabirds including Artic and common terns, eiders, guillemots, and Atlantic puffins.  Seal Island also has one of the largest tern colonies in the Gulf of Maine.

Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and Sunkhaze - FWS

Milford.  Once a peat bog, Sunkhaze Meadows is now a 10,000 acre sanctuary for a variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.  A division of Sunkhaze Meadows is Carlton Pond, a 1,055 acre man-made pond and wetland located in Waldo County.  Carlton Pond is one of the few areas in Maine which provides a nesting habitat for black terns (on the Maine endangered species list). 

Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary

Lewiston.  This 310 acre wildlife preserve is managed by the Stanton Bird Club, whose website lists the "Birds of Thorncrag."

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