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Birds of Fall

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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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American Avocet
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Bittern
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Least Bittern
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Red-winged Blackbird
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Rusty Blackbird
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Yellow-headed Blackbird
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Eastern Bluebird
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Bobolink
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Bobwhite
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Brant
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Bufflehead
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Indigo Bunting
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Snow Bunting
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Canvasback
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Cardinal
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Gray Catbird
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Yellow-breasted Chat
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Carolina Chickadee
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


American Coot
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Double-crested Cormorant
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Great Cormorant
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Brown-headed Cowbird
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Brown Creeper
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Crow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Fish Crow
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Black-billed Cuckoo
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Dickcissel
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Mourning Dove
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Rock Dove
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Long-billed Dowitcher
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Short-billed Dowitcher
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Black Duck
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Ring-necked Duck
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Ruddy Duck
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Wood Duck
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Dunlin
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Bald Eagle
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Cattle Egret
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Great Egret
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Snowy Egret
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Eider
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Peregrine Falcon
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


House Finch
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Purple Finch
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Flicker
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Great Crested Flycatcher
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Least Flycatcher
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Gadwall
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Purple Gallinule
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Hudsonian Godwit
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Marbled Godwit
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Goldeneye
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Goldfinch
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Canada Goose
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Greater Snow Goose
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Boat-tailed Grackle
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Common Grackle
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Eared Grebe
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Horned Grebe
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Pied-billed Grebe
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-necked Grebe
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blue Grosbeak
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Bonaparte's Gull
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Black-headed Gull
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Greater Black-backed Gull
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Herring Gull
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Laughing Gull
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Lesser Black-backed Gull
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Ring-billed Gull
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Harrier
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Cooper's Hawk
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-shouldered Hawk
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-tailed Hawk
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Sharp-shinned Hawk
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black-crowned Night Heron
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Great Blue Heron
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Green Heron
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Little Blue Heron
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Tricolored Heron
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Glossy Ibis
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White Ibis
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blue Jay
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Dark-eyed Junco
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Kestrel
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Killdeer
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Eastern Kingbird
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Western Kingbird
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Belted Kingfisher
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Golden-crowned Kinglet
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red Knot
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Horned Lark
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Common Loon
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-throated Loon
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Mallard
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Eastern Meadowlark
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Common Merganser
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Hooded Merganser
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-breasted Merganser
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Merlin
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Mockingbird
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Common Moorhen
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Nighthawk
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Brown-headed Nuthatch
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Red-breasted Nuthatch
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-breasted Nuthatch
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Oldsquaw
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Baltimore Oriole
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Orchard Oriole
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Osprey
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Ovenbird
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Barn Owl
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Eastern Screech Owl
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Great Horned Owl
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Long-eared Owl
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Short-eared Owl
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Oystercatcher
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Northern Parula
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


American White Pelican
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Brown Pelican
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Wilson's Storm Petrel
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Eastern Wood-Pewee
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Red-necked Phalarope
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Wilson's Phalarope
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Eastern Phoebe
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Northern Pintail
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Pipit
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Golden Plover
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black-bellied Plover
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Piping Plover
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Semipalmated Plover
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black Rail
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Clapper Rail
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


King Rail
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Virginia Rail
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Yellow Rail
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Redhead
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Redstart
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Robin
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Ruff
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Sanderling
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Baird's Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Curlew Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Least Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Pectoral Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Semipalmated Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Solitary Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Spotted Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Stilt Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Upland Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Western Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-rumped Sandpiper
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Greater Scaup
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Lesser Scaup
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black Scoter
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Surf Scoter
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-winged Scoter
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Cory's Shearwater
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Greater Shearwater
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Sooty Shearwater
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Shoveler
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Pine Siskin
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black Skimmer
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Common Snipe
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Sora
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Chipping Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Clay-colored Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Field Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Fox Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Grasshopper Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Henslow's Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Lark Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Lincoln's Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Savannah Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Seaside Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Song Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Swamp Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Vesper Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-crowned Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-throated Sparrow
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


European Starling
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Black-necked Stilt
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Bank Swallow
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Barn Swallow
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Tree Swallow
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Mute Swan
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Tundra Swan
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Chimney Swift
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Scarlet Tanager
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Summer Tanager
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Blue-winged Teal
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Green-winged Teal
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black Tern
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Caspian Tern
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Tern
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Foster's Tern
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Gull-billed Tern
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Royal Tern
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Sandwich Tern
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Brown Thrasher
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Bicknell's Thrush
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Hermit Thrush
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Swainson's Thrush
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Wood Thrush
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Tufted Titmouse
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Eastern Towhee
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Ruddy Turnstone
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Veery
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-eyed Vireo
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Solitary Vireo
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


White-eyed Vireo
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Black Vulture
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Turkey Vulture
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Bay-breasted Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black-and-white Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blackburnian Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blackpoll Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black-throated Blue Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Black-throated Green Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Blue-winged Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Canada Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Cape May Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Cerulean Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Chestnut-sided Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Connecticut Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Golden-winged Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Magnolia Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Nashville Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Orange-crowned Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Palm Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Pine Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Swainson's Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Tennessee Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Wilson's Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Worm-eating Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Yellow Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Louisiana Waterthrush
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Northern Waterthrush
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Cedar Waxwing
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Whimbrel
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


American Wigeon
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Eurasian Wigeon
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Willet
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


American Woodcock
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Downy Woodpecker
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Hairy Woodpecker
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Pileated Woodpecker
Fall Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Red-bellied Woodpecker
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Red-headed Woodpecker
Fall Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Carolina Wren
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


House Wren
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes


Marsh Wren
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Sedge Wren
Fall Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Winter Wren
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Greater Yellowlegs
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Lesser Yellowlegs
Fall Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no


Common Yellowthroat
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest 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