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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Birding Table

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The Bird Listing - Abbreviations
Sp - spring a - abundant
S - summer c- common
F - fall u - uncommon
W - winter o - occasional
r - rare
* Birds known to nest on or near the refuge
Italics = threatened/endangered species
  SP S F W
Loons - Grebes
Red-throated Loon u - u u
Common Loon c r c c
Pied-billed Grebe c u c c
Horned Grebe c - c c
Red-necked Grebe r - r r
Eared Grebe - - r -
Shearwaters - Storm Petrels
Cory's Shearwater r r u -
Greater Shearwater r r u -
Sooty Shearwater r r u -
Wilson's Storm Petrel r r u -
Gannets - Pelicans - Cormorants
Northern Gannet r - - -
American White Pelican o o o o
Brown Pelican u c u -
Great Cormorant r - r r
Double-crested Cormorant a c a c
Bitterns - Herons - Ibises
American Bittern o o o o
*Least Bittern u c u -
Great Blue Heron c u c c
Great Egret c a c u
Snowy Egret c a a o
Little Blue Heron c c c o
Tricolored Heron u c c r
Cattle Egret u u c -
*Grean. Heron u u u -
Black-crowned Night Heron u c u u
Yellow-crowned Night Heron o u o -
White Ibis r r r -
Glossy Ibis c a c r
Swans - Geese - Ducks
Tundra Swan c - c c
*Mute Swan c c c c
Greater White-fronted Goose - - - r
Greater Snow Goose c r a a
Brant c r c c
*Canada Goose c c c c
*Wood Duck u u u r
Green-winged Teal c r c c
*American Black Duck c c c c
*Mallard c c c c
Northern Pintail c r c c
*Blue-winged Teal c u c r
Northern Shoveler c o c c
*Gadwall c c c c
Eurasian Wideon - - r r
American Wigeon c r c c
Canvasback r - r r
Redhead r - r r
Ring-necked Duck r - u u
Greater Scaup u - u u
Lesser Scaup u - u u
Common Eider - - r r
Oldsquaw u - u u
Black Scoter u - u u
Surf Scoter u - u u
White-winged Scoter u - u u
Common Goldeneye u - u u
Bufflehead c r c c
Hooded Merganser u - u u
Common Merganser - - u u
Red-breasted Merganser c r c c
Ruddy Duck u o u u
Vultures - Hawks - Falcons
Turkey Vulture u u u u
Black Vulture o u u o
*Osprey c c c -
*Bald Eagle u o u u
*Northern Harrier u o u u
Sharp-shinned Hawk u - c u
Cooper's Hawk u - u u
Red-shouldered Hawk o - o o
*Red-tailed Hawk u o u u
Rough-legged Hawk - - - r
American Kestrel o r u o
Merlin o - u o
*Peregrine Falcon u u u u
Grouse - Quail - Turkey
*Northern Bobwhite a a a a
.Rails - Cranes
Yellow Rail - - r -
Black Rail r r r -
*Clapper Rail c c c u
King Rail u u u u
*Virginia Rail u u u u
Sora o - o -
Purple Gallinule - r r -
Common Moorhen r o o -
American Coot u r u u
Plovers - Sandpipers
Black-bellied Plover c c c u
American Golden Plover r o u -
*Wilson's Plover u u - -
Semipalmated Plover a a c -
*Piping Plover u u u -
*Killdeer u c u o
*American Oystercatcher c c c c
Black-necked Stilt r r r -
American Avocet o o u r
Greater Yellowlegs u c c u
Lesser Yellowlegs u c c o
Solitary Sandpiper o o o -
*Willet c c u r
Spotted Sandpiper u u u r
Upland Sandpiper - r r -
Whimbrel c c u r
Hudsonian Godwit - u o -
Marbled Godwit r u o -
Ruddy Turnstone a c c u
Red Knot c c u r
Sanderling a a c c
Semipalmated Sandpiper a a c -
Western Sandpiper r c c o
Least Sandpiper a c c o
White-rumped Sandpiper c u u -
Baird's Sandpiper r r o -
Pectoral Sandpiper r c c r
Dunlin a o a a
Curlew Sandpiper r r r -
Stilt Sandpiper o c c -
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - o u -
Ruff r r r -
Short-billed Dowitcher a a c c
Long-billed Dowitcher u r u o
Common Snipe u r u u
*American Woodcock u u u o
Wilson's Phalarope r r r -
Red-necked Phalarope o r r -
Jaegers - Gulls - Terns - Auks
*Laughing Gull a a a r
Common Black-headed Gull r - r -
Bonaparte's Gull u - o u
Ring-billed Gull a c a a
Herring Gull c c a a
Lesser Black-backed Gull - - o -
Greater Black-backed Gull c c c c
Gull-billed Tern u u o -
Caspian Tern o u c -
Royal Tern c c c r
Sandwich Tern r o o -
Roseate Tern - r - -
*Common Tern c c c o
Arctic Tern r - - -
*Foster's Tern c c c r
*Least Tern c c - -
Black Tern r o o -
*Black Skimmer u c c r
Doves - Cuckoos - Owls - Swifts - Hummingbirds
Rock Dove u u u u
*Mourning Dove c c c c
*Black-billed Cuckoo o r o -
*Yellow-billed Cuckoo c c c r
.*Barn Owl o o o o
*Eastern Screech Owl c c c c
*Great Horned Owl c c c c
Snowy Owl - - - r
Long-eared Owl - - o c
Short-eared Owl - - o o
Common Nighthawk u c u -
*Chuck-will's-widow c c - -
*Chimney Swift c c c -
*Ruby-throated Hummingbird u u u -
Belted Kingfisher u o c u
Woodpeckers - Flycatchers
*Red-headed Woodpecker o o o -
Red-bellied Woodpecker o o u u
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o - o -
*Downy Woodpecker u u u u
Hairy Woodpecker o - o o
*Northern Flicker c c a c
*Pileated Woodpecker r r r r
Olive-sided Flycatcher r - - -
*Eastern Wood-Pewee c c c -
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher o - - -
*Acadian Flycatcher u u - -
Willow Flycatcher u r - -
Least Flycatcher r - r -
*Eastern Phoebe u r c o
*Great Crested Flycatcher c c c -
Western Kingbir - - r -
*Eastern Kingbird a a c -
Larks - Swallows - Jays - Crows
*Horned Lark c u c c
Pulple Martin c c - -
*Tree Swallow a c a o
Northern Rough-winged Swallow r r - -
Bank Swallow u o r -
*Barn Swallow a a a -
*Blue Jay o o o o
*American Crow c c c c
*Fish Crow c c u u
Titmice - Nuthatches - Wrens
*Carolina Chickadee c c c c
Tufted Titmouse - - r -
Red-breasted Nuthatch o r o o
White-breasted Nuthatch - - r r
*Brown-headed Nuthatch u u u u
Brown Creeper - r u u
*Carolina Wren c c c c
*House Wren c c c r
Winter Wren u - c u
Sedge Wren o - u u
Marsh Wren u u u -
Kinglets - Thrushes - Thrashers
Golden-crowned Kinglet c r c c
Ruby-crowned Kinglet c r c c
*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher u u u -
*Eastern Bluebird r r r r
Veery r - u -
Bicknell's Thrush o - c -
Swainson's Thrush - - c -
Hermit Thrush u - c c
Wood Thrush u - u -
*American Robin c c a u
*Gray Catbird c c c u
*Northern Mockingbird u u u o
*Brown Thrasher c c c u
Waxwings - Shrikes - Starling
American Pipit o - o o
Cedar Waxwing u u c u
*European Starling c c a a
Vireos - Wood Warblers
*White-eyed Vireo c c c -
Solitary Vireo r - r -
Yellow-throated Vireo r - - -
Warbling Vireo r - - -
Philadelphia Vireo r - - -
*Red-eyed Vireo c c c -
Blue-winged Warbler r - r -
Golden-winged Warbler r - r -
Tennessee Warbler - - r -
Orange-crowned Warbler - - r r
Nashville Warbler - - r -
*Northern Parula o r o -
*Yellow Warbler c c r -
Chestnut-sided Warbler r - r -
Magnolia Warbler u - c -
Cape May Warbler - - c -
Black-throated Blue Warbler o - c -
Yellow-rumped Warbler a r a a
Black-throated Green Warbler r r r -
Blackburnian Warbler r r r -
*Pine Warbler a a a o
*Prairie Warbler c c - -
Palm Warbler o - a o
Bay-breasted Warbler r - r -
Blackpoll Warbler u - u -
Cerulean Warbler r - r -
Black-and-white Warbler u u c -
American Redstart u - a -
Prothonotary Warbler r r - -
Worm-eating Warbler r - r -
Swainson's Warbler r - r -
*Ovenbird u c c -
Northern Waterthrush u c c -
Louisiana Waterthrush r - r -
Kentucky Warbler r r - -
Connecticut Warbler r - r -
*Common Yellowthroat a a a u
Wilson's Warbler - - o -
Hooded Warbler r - - -
Canada Warbler r r r -
*Yellow-breasted Chat u u o r
Tanagers - Sparrows
*Summer Tanager o o r -
Scarlet Tanager o r u -
*Northern Cardinal c c c c
Rose-breasted Grosbeak u - u -
*Blue Grosbeak u o o -
*Indigo Bunting u u u -
Dickcissel - r r -
*Eastern Towhee c c c c
American Tree Sparrow - - - o
*Chipping Sparrow c o c -
Clay-colored Sparrow - - r -
*Field Sparrow c c c o
Vesper Sparrow - - o u
Lark Sparrow - r r -
Savannah Sparrow c u c c
Grasshopper Sparrow - r r -
Henslow's Sparrow r - r -
*Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow o c u u
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - - - r
*Seaside Sparrow c c c o
Fox Sparrow u - u u
*Song Sparrow c c c c
Lincoln's Sparrow r - r -
Swamp Sparrow c r c c
White-throated Sparrow c - c c
White-crowned Sparrow r o o o
Dark-eyed Junco u - c u
Lapland Longspur - - - o
Snow Bunting o - u u
Blackbirds - Finches
Bobolink o - u u
*Red-winged Blackbird a a a a
*Eastern Meadowlark c c c c
Yellow-headed Blackbird r - r -
Rusty Blackbird - - o o
*Boat-tailed Grackle c c c c
*Common Grackle c c c c
*Brown-headed Cowbird c c c u
*Orchard Oriole o o o -
Baltimore Oriole o o c -
Purple Finch r - o -
*House Finch r - r -
Red Crossbill r - - r
Common Redpoll r - - r
Pine Siskin o - o o
American Goldfinch c c c c
Evening Grosbeak r - - r

Accidental Species

These additional 30 species have been
seen only once or twice on the refuge:

White-faced Ibis
Ross' Goose
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Golden Eagle
Mountain Plover
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Little Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Elegant Tern
Dovekie
Atlantic Puffin
Common Ground Dove
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Wheatear
Northern Shrike
Black-headed Grosbeak
Le Conte's Sparrow
Chestnut-collared Longspur
House Sparrow

Table data from:
Birds - Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
(Brochure, December 1997, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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