Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

The Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in the Shirley, NY , USA .The refuge's saltmarshes, joined with the neighboring New York State-possessed saltmarsh, frame the biggest constant saltmarsh on Long Island.The staying half of the refuge is upland including the uncommon Pine Barren territories of pitch pine, oak-pine, blended oak, pioneer hardwood, upland bush, and prairies. The refuge's untamed life populaces are very assorted. Around 300 types of fowls have been archived at Wertheim. The refuge winters up to 5,000 waterfowl, the dominant part being dark ducks - a species in across the nation decay. The waterfront area likewise makes this shelter a brilliant relocation passageway for shorebirds, raptors and warblers.