Shinnecock Bay
coastal · fall · best at dawn
Shallow bay complex behind the barrier island. Cold-stun strandings reported to NY Marine Rescue Center (631-369-9829).
5 species observed here
- Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas · peak month 8
- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii · peak month 8
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta · peak month 8
- Fluke (Summer Flounder) Paralichthys dentatus · peak month 7
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus · peak month 6