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From: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 21:50:15 -0400
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings for 5 July 2012
To: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 5, 2012
This report is submitted on behalf of Jan Reese of Talbot County, who
continues to periodically survey the flora and fauna of the Paul Sarbanes
Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island.
The summary of bird observations that follows was taken by permission
from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and MD Port Administration, July
2012, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration
Project at Poplar Island.
This latest census is highlighted by continued accumulation
of vagrant species, arrival of the first south transient shorebirds, and
nest success of the many species utilizing the project site. A large
contingent of vagrant Forster's Tern and many more Laughing Gull are in
residence since the last census, the nearly 300 transient shorebirds include
six species, and some nesting species are doing well while others are not.
Osprey and Purple Martin are among the latter since the strong wind of June
29th destroyed all but the most sheltered Osprey nests. The carnage was
high with possibly 70 of the active nests and/or contents being lost. One
martin box and its contents was lost and one box survived.
On the brighter side were observations of Glossy Ibis,
Virginia Rail, American Oystercatcher, Avocet and both Caspian and Black
tern.
- Jan Reese
Weather: Clear, cloudy horizon am, clear, hazy pm
Temp: 84-101 degrees F
SPECIES Number of birds
Double-crested Cormorant (4618)
Great Blue Heron (76)
Great Egret (3)
Snowy Egret (65)
Cattle Egret (20)
Black-crowned Night Heron (6)
Glossy Ibis (2)
Canada Goose (20)
American Black Duck (36)
Mallard (1559)
Surf Scoter (3)
Ruddy Duck (11)
Osprey (40)
Bald Eagle (3)
Virginia Rail (1)
Killdeer (74)
American Oystercatcher (2)
Black-necked Stilt (14)
American Avocet (28)
Lesser Yellowlegs (78)
Willet (41)
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Least Sandpiper (90)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Short-billed Dowitcher (85)
Laughing Gull (310)
Herring Gull (432)
Great Black-backed Gull (166)
Caspian Tern (11)
Common Tern (801)
Forster's Tern (202)
Least Tern (150)
Black Tern (5)
Fish Crow (2)
Purple Martin (16)
Tree Swallow (20)
Bank Swallow (25)
Barn Swallow (9)
European Starling (1)
Seaside Sparrow (2)
Red-winged Blackbird (380)
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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