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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus © michael T. Pyle
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Out Foxed © michael T. Pyle
Fox eats Snake
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Diamondback Terrapin © BILL HUNTER
Diamondback Terrapin laying eggs
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta © michael T. Pyle
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Blue Jay © michael T. Pyle
Blue Jay
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Great Egret © michael T. Pyle
Great Egret
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus © michael T. Pyle
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Eating Turtle © michael T. Pyle
Eagle Eating Turtle
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BOMBAY HOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
BOMBAY HOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
2591 Whitehall Neck Road
Smyrna, Delaware   19977
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Since 1937, Bombay Hook has hosted hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds, and neotropical songbirds, all following old traditions of natural history, the spring and fall migrations. Tired and hungry, they seek shelter at Bombay Hook and feast on marsh grasses, fish, and other important foods before continuing their flight.

Bombay Hook is one of many refuges providing critical habitat between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. Its 16,000 acres include freshwater pools, swamps, upland forests, agricultural fields, and one of the largest unaltered tidal salt marshes in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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From the North - Philadelphia Area - I-95 South into Delaware - Route 1 South (Christiana exit) (toll road $1.00) - Exit 114 (Route 13 North) for Smyrna. Right turn at the end of the exit ramp. - Right at the next light onto Route 12 East (Smyrna-Leipsic Road) - Route 12 merges with Route 9 South (5 miles) - Left onto Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge

From Washington, DC Area - I-95 North to Washington, DC Beltway - Route 50 East over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - 301 North - Route 300 East to Smyrna - Route 13 South - Left on Rt 12 East (Symrna-Leipsic Road) until it merges with Rt 9 (5 miles) - Left on Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge

From Dover, Delaware - Take Route 13 North - Turn right onto Route 42 East into Leipsic - Turn left onto Route 9 and proceed north for 2 miles - Turn right onto Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge entrance

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