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Spotting Information for
Nighthawk - Ruff

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Photos are included for birds common or abundant all year (others are being added).

Sighting Information:
Abundant - a species which is very numerous
Common - certain to be seen or heard in suitable habitat
Uncommon - present, but not certain to be seen
Occasional - seen only a few times during a season
Rare - seen at intervals of two to five years

Listing Order
Birds are listed alphabetically by the base word of the common name (such as Sandpiper) and then by the full common name (such as Baird's Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, etc.).

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Database Courtesy: Assateague.com

 

Common Nighthawk
Spring: uncommon | Summer: common | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Brown-headed Nuthatch
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Red-breasted Nuthatch
Spring: occasional | Summer: rare | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

White-breasted Nuthatch
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Oldsquaw
Spring: uncommon | Summer: none | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Baltimore Oriole
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Orchard Oriole
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Osprey
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Ovenbird
Spring: uncommon | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Barn Owl
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Eastern Screech Owl
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Great Horned Owl
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Long-eared Owl
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Short-eared Owl
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Snowy Owl
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: none | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Oystercatcher
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Northern Parula
Spring: occasional | Summer: rare | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

American White Pelican
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Brown Pelican
Spring: uncommon | Summer: common | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Wilson's Storm Petrel
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Red-necked Phalarope
Spring: occasional | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Wilson's Phalarope
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Eastern Phoebe
Spring: uncommon | Summer: rare | Fall: common | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Northern Pintail
Spring: common | Summer: rare | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Pipit
Spring: occasional | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Golden Plover
Spring: rare | Summer: occasional | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Black-bellied Plover
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Piping Plover
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Semipalmated Plover
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Wilson's Plover
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: none | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Black Rail
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Clapper Rail
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

King Rail
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Virginia Rail
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Yellow Rail
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Redhead
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Common Redpoll
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: none | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Redstart
Spring: uncommon | Summer: none | Fall: abundant | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Robin
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: abundant | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Ruff
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

 

Table data from:
Birds - Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
(Brochure, December 1997, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Photos in this section are from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, G. Gough, I. Thomas, and B. G. Peterjohn. 1997. The North American Breeding Bird Survey Results and Analysis. Version 96.4. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD