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Spotting Information for
Sanderling - Swift

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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

 

Sanderling
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Baird's Sandpiper
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Spring: none | Summer: occasional | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Least Sandpiper
Spring: abundant | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Pectoral Sandpiper
Spring: rare | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Solitary Sandpiper
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Spotted Sandpiper
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

Western Sandpiper
Spring: rare | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

White-rumped Sandpiper
Spring: common | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Spring: occasional | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

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

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

White-winged Scoter
Spring: uncommon | Summer: none | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Cory's Shearwater
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Greater Shearwater
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Sooty Shearwater
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Northern Shoveler
Spring: common | Summer: occasional | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Pine Siskin
Spring: occasional | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Black Skimmer
Spring: uncommon | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Common Snipe
Spring: uncommon | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

Chipping Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: occasional | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Clay-colored Sparrow
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Field Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

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

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

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

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

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: none | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Spring: occasional | Summer: common | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Savannah Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: uncommon | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Seaside Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Song Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Swamp Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: rare | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Vesper Sparrow
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

White-crowned Sparrow
Spring: rare | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

White-throated Sparrow
Spring: common | Summer: none | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

European Starling
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: abundant | Winter: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

Bank Swallow
Spring: uncommon | Summer: occasional | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Barn Swallow
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: abundant | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: none | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Tree Swallow
Spring: abundant | Summer: common | Fall: abundant | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Mute Swan
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Tundra Swan
Spring: common | Summer: none | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

 

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