Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Aerial view
Map showing the location of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
LocationCoos County, Oregon
Nearest cityBandon, Oregon
Coordinates43°7′8″N 124°24′43″W / 43.11889°N 124.41194°W / 43.11889; -124.41194
Area864 acres (350 ha) [1]
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBandon Marsh NWR

Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregon's coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is renowned among bird watchers for being able to view rare shorebirds including ruff, Hudsonian godwit, and Mongolian plover.[2] The refuge was last expanded in 1999, it now has 889 acres (3.60 km2) in two units: Bandon Marsh and Ni-les'tun.

  1. ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2009" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  2. ^ "Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2007-09-15.