Bird Island (Massachusetts)

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Bird Island is a tiny island in Buzzards Bay at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, less than a mile off the mainland coast of the town of Marion, Massachusetts (USA).

Contents 1 Landmarks 2 Flora and Fauna 3 See also 4 Sources 5 External links

[edit] Landmarks

The only landmarks on Bird Island are a flagpole and an historic 36-foot-high lighthouse. Bird Island Light was formerly manned but now runs automatically.

[edit] Flora and Fauna

Bird Island is notable as a sanctuary and major breeding ground of the Roseate Tern, a bird from which the island gained its name.

[edit] See also

• Islands of Massachusetts

[edit] Sources

• The Standard Times newspaper of New Bedford Massachusetts.
• Rhode Island, Massachusetts & New Hampshire Maptech Embassy Guide, ISBN 0-7436-0617-5

[edit] External links