Linda Cicoira Photo. By Linda Cicoira The 14,000-acre paradise, known as the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, where beach, dunes, and maritime forest stretch across Assateague and Morris islands, and include Wildcat Marsh, is a favorite place of 65 breeding pairs of American oystercatchers, some of which are monitored every half hour. One such bird was recently walking along a parking lot fence, wearing a band on each leg and what appeared…
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