Birding on Assateague and Chincoteague

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#008080" vlink="#808000">  <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="495" id="AutoNumber1"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <map name="FPMap0_I1"> <area target="_top" href="direct.html" shape="rect" coords="34, 0, 106, 14"> <area target="_top" href="events.html" shape="rect" coords="111, 0, 156, 14"> <area target="_top" href="map-oth.html" shape="rect" coords="162, 0, 237, 14"> <area target="_top" href="birding.html" shape="rect" coords="245, 0, 290, 14"> <area target="_top" href="shop.html" shape="rect" coords="297, 0, 351, 14"> </map><img border="0" src="menu-green-top.jpg" usemap="#FPMap0_I1" width="356" height="15"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><br> <img src="chinc-sm.jpg" alt="Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce" width="250" height="62"><p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> <img src="y-ident.jpg" alt="Birds Identified on Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge" width="237" height="71"></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">(Please note that pets are not allowed<br> on the Chincoteague Refuge<br> - not even in vehicles)</font></td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p> <a href="cred-km.html"><img border="0" src="da-mcb7.jpg" width="212" height="157"></a><br> <font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="cred-km.html">by Island Artist Kevin McBride</a></font></p> <p align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="6">S</font><font face="Arial" size="2">ee snow geese photos taken on Assateague January, 2, 2000 - <a href="map-ft-sg1.html">Click Here</a>.</font> <br> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <a href="http://chinco.fws.gov" target="_blank">Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge</a> | <a href="http://www.nps.gov/asis/" target="_blank">Assateague Island National Seashore</a></font><br> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="bird-typ.html">Go to Bird Sighting Information</a></b></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="t.jpg" alt="T" width="23" height="25"><font face="Arial" size="2">he Eastern Shore and the islands of Chincoteague and Assateague are located along the Atlantic flyway for shorebirds, waterfowl, and others that nest in the north and migrate south for the winter. The salt marshes, the pine woods, and the specially-developed, freshwater impoundments on the refuge are also nesting places for a variety of birds including species of plovers, gulls, terns, geese, herons, and ducks.</font> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">You'll see many birds in the marshes on either side of the causeway (Route 175) that leads to the islands; and even as you drive across Chincoteague, you're likely to spot egrets and mallards near the water and occasionally in yards. But some of the best bird spotting, of course, will be on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, either in the marshes along the main road or in the freshwater impoundments accessible on the three-mile Wildlife Loop (open to vehicles after 3 p.m).</font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">For further information on birding at the refuge and on the refuge itself, visit the following web sites: <a href="http://www.assateague.org/plover" target="_blank">Chincoteague Natural History Association</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nps.gov/asis/">The Assateague Island National Seashore</a>, and <a href="http://www.assateague.com" target="_blank">The Assateague Naturalist</a>.</font> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="bird-typ.html">Go to Bird Sighting Information</a></b></font></td> </tr> </table> </div><div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="comments-8.asp"><img border="0" src="g-gb-grn.jpg" width="146" height="52"></a></td> <td><a target="_top" href="http://www.chincoteaguecenter.org"> <img src="conventb.jpg" alt="Chincoteague Center" border="0" width="99" height="58"><br> <font face="Arial" size="1">Chincoteague Convention<br> & Recreation Center</font></a></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div><div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><h1 align="left"><a href="direct.html" target="_top"> <img src="b-d-dire.jpg" alt="Go to Directory" border="0" width="96" height="96"></a><a href="events.html" target="_top"><img src="b-d-even.jpg" alt="Go to Events" border="0" width="96" height="96"></a><a href="map-oth.html" target="_top"><img src="b-d-map.jpg" alt="Go to Maps/Other" border="0" width="96" height="96"></a><a href="about.html" target="_top"><img src="b-d-about.jpg" alt="Go to Information on the Chamber" border="0" width="96" height="96"></a></h1> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#008080"><strong>Main Sections</strong>:</font> <a href="index.html" target="_top">Home</a> / <a href="direct.html" target="_top">Directory</a> / <a href="events.html" target="_top">Events</a> /<a href="birding.html" target="_top"> Birding</a> / <a href="map-oth.html" target="_top">Maps & Other</a> / <a href="about.html" target="_top">About Us</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="250" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce<br> P.O. 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