Birds in Database
with Photos

 

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by Island Artist
Nancy Richards West

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Note: Not all bird photos are in the database yet. Work is in progress.

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

 

American Avocet
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: uncommon | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Avocet


American Bittern
Spring: occasional | Summer: occasional | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Bittern


Least Bittern
Spring: uncommon | Summer: common | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Bittern


Red-winged Blackbird
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: abundant | Winter: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Blackbird


Rusty Blackbird
Spring: none | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Blackbird


Yellow-headed Blackbird
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Blackbird


Eastern Bluebird
Spring: rare | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Bluebird


Bobolink
Spring: occasional | Summer: none | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Bobolink


Northern Bobwhite
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: abundant | Winter: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Bobwhite


Brant
Spring: common | Summer: rare | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Brant


Bufflehead
Spring: common | Summer: rare | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Bufflehead


Indigo Bunting
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Bunting


Snow Bunting
Spring: occasional | Summer: none | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Bunting


Canvasback
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Canvasback


Northern Cardinal
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Cardinal


Gray Catbird
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Catbird


Yellow-breasted Chat
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: occasional | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Chat


Carolina Chickadee
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Chickadee


Chuck-will's-widow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: none | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Chuck-will's-widow


American Coot
Spring: uncommon | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Coot


Double-crested Cormorant
Spring: abundant | Summer: common | Fall: abundant | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Cormorant


Great Cormorant
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Cormorant


Brown-headed Cowbird
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Cowbird


Brown Creeper
Spring: none | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Creeper


Red Crossbill
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: none | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Crossbill


American Crow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Crow


Fish Crow
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Crow


Black-billed Cuckoo
Spring: occasional | Summer: rare | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Cuckoo


Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Cuckoo


Dickcissel
Spring: none | Summer: rare | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Dickcissel


Mourning Dove
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Dove


Rock Dove
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Dove


Long-billed Dowitcher
Spring: uncommon | Summer: rare | Fall: uncommon | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Dowitcher


Short-billed Dowitcher
Spring: abundant | Summer: abundant | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Dowitcher


American Black Duck
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Duck


Ring-necked Duck
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Duck


Ruddy Duck
Spring: uncommon | Summer: occasional | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Duck


Wood Duck
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Duck


Dunlin
Spring: abundant | Summer: occasional | Fall: abundant | Winter: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Dunlin


Bald Eagle
Spring: uncommon | Summer: occasional | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Eagle


Cattle Egret
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Egret


Great Egret
Spring: common | Summer: abundant | Fall: common | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Egret


Snowy Egret
Spring: common | Summer: abundant | Fall: abundant | Winter: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Egret


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


Peregrine Falcon
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: uncommon | Winter: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Falcon


House Finch
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: rare | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Finch


Purple Finch
Spring: rare | Summer: none | Fall: occasional | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? no
Search term: Finch


Northern Flicker
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: abundant | Winter: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Flicker


Acadian Flycatcher
Spring: uncommon | Summer: uncommon | Fall: none | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Flycatcher


Great Crested Flycatcher
Spring: common | Summer: common | Fall: common | Winter: none
Nests on or near Refuge? yes
Search term: Flycatcher


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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