FLYCATCHERS - HORNED LARKS - SWALLOWS - JAYS & CROWS - CHICKADEES & NUTHATCHES s S F W Eastern Kingbird† a c c Western Kingbird r r Great Crested Flycatcher† r r Eastern Phoebe† u u c o Acadian Flycatcher u Willow Flycatcher r Least Flycatcher r r Eastern Wood Pewee† c c c c Hornerd Lark† c c c c Tree Swallow† a c a o Bank Swallow [illegible] Rough-winged Swallow r Barn Swallow† a a a Purple Martin c c Blue Jay u u o u Common Crow† a a a a Fish Crow† c c c c Carolina Chickadee o o o o o Tufted Titmouse r White-breasted Nuthatch r r Red-breasted Nuthatch o o o Brown-headed Nuthatch† u u c c Brown Creeper† u u u GNATCATCHERS & KINGLETs - PIPITS - WAXWINGS - VIREOS - WARBLERS - BLACKBIRDS s S F W Blue-gray Gnatcatcher† c c c Golden-crowned Kinglet c c c Ruby-crowned Kinglet c c c Water Pipit o o o Cedar Waxwing u u c u Starling† c c a a White-eyed Vireo† a a a Solitary Vireo r r Red-eyed Vireo† c c c Black-and-white Warbler† u u c Prothonotary Warbler r Tennessee Warbler r Orange-crowned Warbler r Nashville Warbler r r Northern Parula o o Yellow Warbler c c r Magnolia Warbler r c Cape May Warbler c c Black-throated Blue Warbler o c Yellow-rumped Warbler a a a Black-throated Green Warbler r Blackburnian Warbler r r r Bay-breasted Warbler r r Blackpoll Warbler u u u Pine Warbler† a a a o Prairie Warbler† a a a Palm Warbler† o a o Ovenbird c c WRENS - MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS - THRUSHERS s S F W House Wren† c c r Winter Wren u u u Carolina Wren† c c c c Long-billed Marsh Wren† u u u Short-billed Marsh Wren o u u Mockingbird† o o o Gray Catbird† a a a u Brown Thrasher† c c a u s S F W Northern Waterthrush u c c Kentucky Warbler† r f f Common Yellowthroat† a a a o Swainson's Thrush c Gray-cheeked Thrush o c Veery r f u Eastern Bluebird† r r r r House Sparrow† r r r r Bobolink r Eastern Meadowlark† a a a a Redwinged Blackbird† a c a a Rusty Blackbird r Boat-tailed Grackle† a a a a Common Grackle† c u c c Brown-headed Cowbird† c u c c TANAGERS - GROSBEAKS - SPARROWS & BUNTINGS s S F W Scarlet Tanager o u Summer Tanager† o r f Cardinal† c c c c Rose-breasted Grosbeak r u Blue Grosbeak r u Indigo Bunting u u u Dickcissel r r Evening Grosbeak r r Purple Finch [illegible] Pine Siskin o u o American Goldfinch† c c c c Red Crossbill r r Rufous-sided Towhee r r Savannah Sparrow c o c c Ipswich Savannah Sparrow u u u Grasshopper Sparrow r Sharp-tailed Sparrow† u u u u Seaside Sparrow c c c o s S F W Vesper Sparrow o u Lark Sparrow r r Dark-eyed Junco u c u Tree Sparrow r u Chipping Sparrow† c o c Field Sparrow† c o c o White-crowned Sparrow r o r White-throated Sparrow c c c Fox Sparrow u u u Swamp Sparrow. c r c Song Sparrow. c u c c Lojland Longspur o o Snow Bunting† u u u NOTES Location_ Date Total Observers_ Weather Wind. Time An additional list of accidental species seen only once or twice on the refuge is available on re- quest. Please report any sightings of birds not in agreement with this list: Refuge Manager Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge P.O. Box 62 Chincoteague, Virginia 23336 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service RL-S1570-2 March 1976 Birds Of Chincoteague NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE The topography of Chincoteague Refuge consists of wide sandy beach backed by a series of low dunes which fall away to ex- tensive salt marshes bordering Chincoteague Bay. Some parts of the refuge, particularly the southern end, also contain extensive areas of pine and oak interspersed with ponds and potholes. Several shallow fresh- water impoundments were developed to make the refuge more attractive to water- fowl. Thousands of brant, geese, and ducks winter on the refuge. Shorebirds are an out- standing feature of the migration periods. Large numbers of herons and egrets can usually be found on the impoundments from mid-spring to late fall.