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Old 05-10-2020, 05:27 PM
 
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Old 06-08-2020, 08:57 PM
 
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Does anyone have any suggestions for places not too far from me for photographing birds, particularly shore/wading birds? Like an accessible wetlands area.

I've caught a few good pics at Sandy Hook, but I'm not paying $15 to get in there now.

I am in eastern Monmouth County, near Red Bank, so any place within 45 minutes to an hour would work.
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Old 06-09-2020, 07:10 AM
 
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The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is about an hour drive from Red Bank. It's right down the road from Smithville. Visiting both spots is a really good day trip.

https://www.visitnj.org/nj-national-...ildlife-refuge

Towne of Historic Smithville

Another place that I recently found out about but have not visited is the Harding Bird Sanctuary in Fair Haven.
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Old 06-09-2020, 08:04 AM
 
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The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is about an hour drive from Red Bank. It's right down the road from Smithville. Visiting both spots is a really good day trip.

https://www.visitnj.org/nj-national-...ildlife-refuge

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Another place that I recently found out about but have not visited is the Harding Bird Sanctuary in Fair Haven.
Very cool. Thank you so much for your response. I think I will plan to take a ride soon. Yes, and hour or so seems about right. It's an hour and 20 for me to go to AC. I never knew of this wildlife refuge.
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Old 06-09-2020, 08:17 AM
 
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Recent trip to Sandy Hook. This is from Mt Mitchell Overlook. There's a nice 9/11 Memorial there, too.







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Old 06-09-2020, 08:32 AM
 
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Nice pics. It's a great spot. I took a picture of the memorial and posted it here years ago, I think!

ETA: Yup, in 2011. It's holding a piece of WTC steel in its talons and facing the exact same trajectory as AA11.

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Old 06-09-2020, 03:17 PM
 
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Very cool. Thank you so much for your response. I think I will plan to take a ride soon. Yes, and hour or so seems about right. It's an hour and 20 for me to go to AC. I never knew of this wildlife refuge.
Leeds Point is across Rt. 9 from Smithville.
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Old 06-14-2020, 07:30 AM
 
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Leeds Point is across Rt. 9 from Smithville.
I will look that up. Thanks.

I went to the northernmost part of the Forsythe wildlife refuge, which is in Mantaloking and about 35 minutes from me...but I missed the part on the website about it being closed. Drove down early in the morning only to find barriers on the parking lot.

I'm also getting a little nervous about my tires for a long ride. I have snow tires on, and my regular all-weathers are in a garage in Ontario. Not sure whether I should go buy a third set of tires or risk ruining the snows.
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Old 06-14-2020, 01:29 PM
 
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There's a small conservation area in Manasquan.

https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2521

Cattus Island County Park is on the bay, too.

https://ocparks.co.ocean.nj.us/frmRe...e-3e65b0f2ec45
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Old 08-16-2020, 06:50 PM
 
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My kind of beach weather. Long Branch today.










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