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Other Major Sites

	The Midshore - This area has the largest concentration of nesting osprey on the Eastern Seaboard. SItes include: (15) Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, (14) Horsehead Wetlands Center, (13) Pickering Creek Environmental.
	Delaware - More than half the New World population of red knots stop along the shores of the Delaware Bay each year. Each April thousands of red-throated loons stage in this region as well. Sites include (1) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge and (2) Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
	Lowershore West - (12) The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is an international Important Birding Area for waterfowl and eagles. (11) Six species of herons, three species of egrets and glossy ibis all nest at Martin National Wildlife Refuge in Spring.
	Lowershore East - A pair of ospreys return to nest near the bridge to (4) Assateague Island around March 21. Perrigrine falcons can be seen on the island as well. Piping plover nesting areas can also be observed on the small islands of the inlands bays of (3) Ocean City.
	Eastern Shore of Virginia - An unusual visitor to (6) Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge during Winter is a snow owl, which may be seen near Tom's Cove. Visit Onancock (10) and the mudflats around Willis Wharf for shorebirds and wading birds.
	Eastern Shore of Virginia South - Not far from historic Cape Charles (9), a raptor count and songbird banding occurs at (8) Kiptopeke State Park in the Fall. Major concentrations of American Woodcock canbe found at Eastern Shore of (7) Virgina National Wildlife Refuge. This area is a major destination on the Atlantic Coast flyway for migrating birds and butterflies in the Fall.