Birding on Assateague and Chincoteague

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
Printable List - Sighting information in table format for printing.
From the Birding Database
Search	Search for spotting information for a particular bird sighted on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Photos of birds common or abundant all year are included (others are being added).
List All	Obtain a listing of spotting information for all birds sighted on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Photos of birds common or abundant all year are included (others are being added).
Spring Summer Fall Winter	Obtain a listing of birds sighted on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge during a particular season. The listing will include birds that are abundant, common, occasional, and rare during the selected season. Photos of birds common or abundant all year are included (others are being added).
	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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