 Here may be found sand fleas and ghost crabs, as well as a variety of coastal birds including plovers, stilts, avocets, terns, and gulls.Just above the tide line, several species of sea turtles are known to lay their eggs, including the leatherback, Atlantic loggerhead, and green turtle.Immediately inland is the Temperate Beach Dune, a "pioneer zone" of vegetation growing along the primary dunes.