Take a virtual trip to Chincoteague NWR in Virginia in search of waterfowl and
other interesting birds. Chincoteague NWR was established in 1943 as a wintering
area for migratory waterfowl and today thousands of ducks and geese winter there.
Explore the refuge and see if you can identify the birds you find.
"Dawn in a marsh teeming with waterfowl" is what the author of this photo essay
lives for. Join him as he demonstrates with words and photos what makes waterfowl
so watchable.
How well do you know your dabbling ducks?
Here's a chance to demonstrate your skills by identifying
the tail end of dabblers.
Relax from the quizzes as you check out some
high quality images of waterfowl
and other water birds you might find at Chincoteague NWR.
This month's contributing photographers
are David Stimac of Metamora, Michigan, Lindsey Brown of Concord, Massachusetts and
Shawn Carey of Braintree, Massachusetts.
If you'd like to learn more about waterfowl these books and CD-ROMs are
a great place to start.
Our collection of the best of the web for waterfowl, Chincoteague and vicinity,
and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
This electronic version of a brochure published
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
the National Park Service
provides a general description of the refuge.
A checklist of the waterfowl and other water birds for
Chincoteague NWR.
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