Sixteen impoundments occur on the refuge including five in the separate “Frank Carter” group. The Refuge works to provide quality habitat that maintains or increases existing levels of migratory waterfowl and shorebird use. A day in the life of Delaware’s forgotten bay: a scientific survey of Little Assawoman Bay, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, Delaware.įrank Carter group: 25 acres Ecology and Managementīack Bay NWR was established in 1938, and like many Refuges its primary management goal is focused on migratory and wintering waterfowl and shorebirds. Assawoman Wildlife Area: a description of its history and present use. Dover, Delaware: Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife 1996. Mosquito production and wildlife usage in natural, ditched, and impounded tidal marshes on Assawoman Wildlife Area, Delaware. Smyrna, Delaware: Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program 2012. Historical analysis and map of vegetation communities, land covers, and habitats of Assawoman Wildlife Area, Sussex County, Delaware. Manomet, Massachusetts: Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences 2003.Ĭoxe, R. A Plan for Monitoring Shorebirds During the Non-breeding Season in Bird Monitoring Region Delaware – BCR 30. Dover, Delaware: The State of Delaware, Board of Game and Fish Commissioners 1951.Ĭhan, S., and S. Literature Resourcesīelow is a list of articles describing research occurring at or near the impoundments:Ĭhamberlain, E.
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There are no visitor use surveys at Assawoman WMA, but the site does host campers from Camp Barnes, a Delaware State Police sponsored free summer camp for kids between 10 – 13 years of age. The impoundments have experienced some overtopping and saltwater intrusion during hurricanes, including Hurricane Sandy. The impoundments border the little Assawoman Bay, one of Delaware’s inland bays, and are thus subject to wave energy and tidal forces. Water levels are kept relatively stable to promote wigeongrass production in the 65-Acre, 35-Acre, Mulberry, and Zigzag Marsh Ponds.
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The impoundments are all managed to provide habitat for wintering and migratory waterfowl, but with management regimes specific to each impoundment. The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife does mid-winter waterfowl flights and has a Christmas Bird Count.
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The impoundments host robust numbers of waterfowl including Wigeon, Gadwall, Buffleheads and Snow Geese during the winter. What Do We Do About John James Audubon?Īssawoman Wildlife Area in Bethany Beach, DE contains six impoundments covering over 300 acres.