Starting in 2018 a new small island has been created off the coast of New Jersey, about 6 miles from the Edward B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge near Smithville, NJ. Nature has been forming the island with sand flowing down from Long Beach Island.
The public, myself included, has not been allowed to visit the island so the photo and video below are from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on their public site at https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/horseshoe-island/.
Many birds, over 2,000 currently, have been nesting or roosting on the island since its creation. In 2021 they included American Oystercatchers, Least Terns, Common Terns, Royal Terns, Black Skimmers, Red Knots, Piping Plovers, Brown Pelicans.
Below is a recent and informational video from NJDEP about the island: