Date: 8/2/12 5:22 am
From: Les Roslund <lesroslund...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fwd: Poplar Island Sightings for 31 July 2012


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From: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 08:06:17 -0400
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings for 31 July 2012
To: Les Roslund <lroslund...>



Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 31, 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.

The number of transient shorebirds nearly doubled over the
previous census despite continuing generally unfavorable weather conditions
and only about half the shallow-water habitat of 12 days ago.

Species nesting at the site continue to cease activity and
depart the site. Most notable decline in numbers this census are
Double-crested Cormorant, egret species, Herring Gull and Red-winged
blackbird.

I found most interesting the continuing presence of Stilt
Sandpiper, fledgling Wilson's Phalarope and three Eastern Kingbird. Also,
among the swallows is a partial albino with white wing remiges and ventral
head and body, but brown wing coverts, rectrices and dorsal head and body.
A striking bird among the nesting and transient Bank Swallow.

- Jan Reese

Weather: Overcast Early am, Partly Cloudy Thereafter
Temp: 75-95 degrees F

SPECIES Number of birds

Canada Goose (8)
American Black Duck (4)
Mallard (365)
Surf Scoter (2)
Ruddy Duck (7)
Double-crested Cormorant (2868)
Great Blue Heron (12)
Great Egret (5)
Snowy Egret (58)
Cattle Egret (24)
Black-crowned Night Heron (3)
Glossy Ibis (5)

Osprey (52)
Bald Eagle (4)
Black-bellied Plover (2
Semipalmated Plover (20)
Killdeer (3)
Black-necked Stilt (22)
American Avocet (59)
Lesser Yellowlegs (32)
Willet (6)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (1630)
Least Sandpiper (48)
Stilt Sandpiper (25)
Short-billed Dowitcher (6)
Wilson's Phalarope (3)

Laughing Gull (80)
Ring-billed Gull (15)
Herring Gull (627)
Great Black-backed Gull (624)
Caspian Tern (9)
Common Tern (1141)
Forster's Tern (39)
Least Tern (95)
Black Tern (4)

Eastern Kingbird (3)
American Crow (3)
Fish Crow (4)
Purple Martin (18)
Bank Swallow (120)
Barn Swallow (48)
Carolina Wren (1)
European Starling (30)
Yellow Warbler (2)
Seaside Sparrow (2)
Red-winged Blackbird (273)


Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

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