Birds of Summer

 

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by Island Artist
Nancy Richards West

The following birds have been sighted in summer 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
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Least Bittern
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

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

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

Brant
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Bufflehead
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

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

Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

Chuck-will's-widow
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

American Coot
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Double-crested Cormorant
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Brown Creeper
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Fish Crow
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Black-billed Cuckoo
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

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

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

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

Long-billed Dowitcher
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Short-billed Dowitcher
Summer Sighting Information: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Ruddy Duck
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

Dunlin
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Bald Eagle
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Cattle Egret
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Great Egret
Summer Sighting Information: abundant
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

Northern Flicker
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Acadian Flycatcher
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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

Willow Flycatcher
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

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

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

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Hudsonian Godwit
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Marbled Godwit
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nests on or near Refuge? no

American Goldfinch
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Canada Goose
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Greater Snow Goose
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nests on or near Refuge? no

Boat-tailed Grackle
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

Common Grackle
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nests on or near Refuge? yes

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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