Birds of Fall

 

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by Island Artist
Nancy Richards West

The following birds have been sighted in fall on the Chincoteague
National Wildlife Refuge.

Included are birds that are:
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.).

Birding data is on pages of about 50 birds each.
Please allow a moment or two for the data to download.
The data will appear below on this page.

Database courtesy Assateague.com

 

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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