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Orcas (formerly known as killer whales), Orcinus orca , are actually dolphins. They are the largest of the dolphin family (Family Delphinidae with about 32 species, including the dolphins, pygmy killer whales, Feresa attenuata , and false killer whales, Pseudorca crassiddens ). Next to humans, orca are the most widely distributed mammal. Orca inhabit all oceans of the world but are most numerous in the Arctic, the Antarctic and areas in nutrient-rich cold water upwellings. They have been sighted along the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, Baja California, and along the eastern coast of the United States.
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Refuge News & Updates Please Note : Refuge beaches are closed to all public access as of April 2nd, in order protect the federally threatened piping plover. A small patch of beach does remain open and is accessible via the boardwalk at Lot 1. Click here to go to the Slow the Flow program website.
Welcome to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge -
Parker River consists of 4,662 acres of diverse habitats including sandy beach and dune, cranberry bog, maritime forest and shrubland, and freshwater marsh. The most abundant habitat on the refuge is its 3,000+ acres of salt marsh, one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet. The refuge marsh is part of the "Great Marsh," the largest continuous salt marsh north of Long Island sound. The salt marsh includes not only the vast grasslands you see, but also the mud flats and open water salt pannes.
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Joppa Flats | Mass Audubon | Nature Connection
Follow Joppa Flats on Facebook The Joppa Flats Education Center is located at the gateway to one of the country’s most productive, year-round, wildlife viewing areas—the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Plum Island estuary. Highlights for visitors are the many species of birds that utilize the area’s extensive salt marshes, mudflats, rivers, bays, and coastal waters. During local area field trips, Joppa Flats program participants have recorded over 300 species of birds including the bald eagle, snowy owl, many warblers, shorebirds, and waterfowl. View our current education program slideshow to get a sense of what we do at the Education Center.
Tours start every half hour and take 1.5 hours to complete. Reservations required. Please call 978-462-9998 for availability. All Eagle Tours depart promptly from the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce. For adults and children age 6 and over.
The Merrimack River Eagle Festival - February 11, 2012 | Joppa Flats | Mass Audubon
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