According to US Fish and Wildlife, which manages the refuge, more than 400 species of birds are a regular part of the site’s ecosystem, and that doesn’t include the 50 or 60 species of birds that accidentally show up or are very rare.

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Traveling to the Outer Banks from the northwest offers travelers many stops to enjoy while giving your legs a chance to stretch.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/element5-digital-uE2T1tCFsn8-unsplash.jpg

The Roanoke Island Marshes Game Lands is about 1800 acres. For anyone going there, take a camera or binoculars. This is a birder’s paradise.

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Buxton Woods on Hatteras Island is unlike any other maritime forest on the Outer Banks. To be sure, each of the maritime forests has its own unique characteristics, but Buxton Woods stands out with a world-class difference.