Flag Islands CWA
CWA boundary:
![Flag island Boundary Map](/media/9793/flagislandboundary.jpg?format=jpg&quality=80)
County: Franklin
Total Area: 27 acres
Closure Dates: Year-Round
Focal Species: American oystercatcher, least terns, black skimmers, and a variety of tern species.
This CWA includes sandbars and shoals located south of St. Vincent Island in Apalachicola Bay. In addition to beach-nesting birds, Flag Island CWA supports federally-listed red knots and piping plovers during their migration and over-wintering.
Financial support for Flag Island Critical Wildlife Area in-water markers was provided by the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc. through the Conserve Wildlife Tag grant program.
![Flag Island Birds](/media/9794/flagislandbirds.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=458&height=329&rnd=131747296140400000&format=jpg&quality=80)