Unique barrier beach vegetation. Wildlife Crane Beach is home to a wide diversity of wildlife. Over 200 species of birds have been observed on the beachfront as well as in the dunes, woods, and saltmarshes. Winter visitors include snow buntings, snowy owls, loon, brant, and sea ducks. Several species of songbirds, egrets, and herons are common throughout the summer.
Crane Beach is also a critical home to several species of nesting and migratory shorebirds.
Crane Beach has one of the largest populations in the world of the federally threatened Piping Plover and also provides nesting habitat for threatened least and common terns. In summer, several thousand shorebirds use Crane Beach as a critical feeding and resting habitat during their several thousand mile annual migration between the Arctic and South America. In addition, several species of mammals are readily observed including white-tailed deer, red squirrels, red fox, and opossum. Historic Features None significant. Working Features None significant.