钦科蒂格国家野生动物保护区

这是国家野生动物保护区系统中游客最多的保护区之一，也是通往东海岸屏障岛的门户。游客中心、鸟类清单、海滩通道和各种野生动物物种使这里成为美国首屈一指的易于观赏野生动物的景点之一。

钦科蒂格国家野生动物保护区由美国鱼类和野生动物管理局管理，以其多样化的鸟类栖息地而闻名，已知有超过320种鸟类在迁徙期间定期使用该保护区。任何时候，这里至少有100种鸟类存在。秋季迁徙期间，钦科蒂格岛的滨鸟数量非常多，使其成为美国落基山脉以东迁徙鸟类的重要中途停留地。在1985的国际滨鸟调查中，该保护区在所有450地点中滨鸟多样性排名第二。钦科蒂格岛还因17世纪首次引入该岛的钦科蒂格矮种马群而闻名。该保护区的大部分运营重点是为多样化野生动物物种的利益而进行管理。

Chincoteague is a year-round wildlife-viewing destination. The best viewing opportunities to see the myriad of geese, ducks, and swans are in the fall and winter months. Fall is also the optimal time to view the array of raptors that pass over on their migration south. In spring, the vast number of eggs laid by spawning horseshoe crabs attracts migrating shorebirds, supplying them with a crucial food source to fuel their journey north. This makes Chincoteague second only to Delaware Bay as a feeding area for Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Sanderling. Chincoteague is also home to threatened and endangered wildlife, including Delmarva fox squirrel, Piping Plover, and Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle.