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From: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:29:09 -0400
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings for 10 September 2012
To: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from September 10, 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, September
2012, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration
Project at Poplar Island.
A system with high-pressure, air flow from the northwest, and cool
temperatures began arriving Friday evening (Sep 7). This provided the
favorable conditions transient birds have been seeking for weeks. Many
individuals and species seen at the project site recently have now departed
while others from further north have come in to take their place. Note the
appearance of plentiful or increased numbers of Northern Shoveler,
Green-winged Teal, Great Egret, Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull and Brown-headed
Cowbird. Most notable species include nearly 1000 Northern Shoveler, 250
Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, American Golden Plover, Greater
Yellowlegs, Western Willet, Whimbrel, Stilt Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope
and over 500 Laughing Gull.
Weather: Clear with cloudy horizon a.m., Partly cloudy p.m.
Temp: 64-78 degrees F
SPECIES Number of birds
American Black Duck (20)
Mallard (497)
Northern Shoveled (921)
Northern Pintail (13)
Green-winged Teal (253)
Ruddy Duck (9)
Pied-billed Grebe (2)
Double-crested Cormorant (2020)
Great Blue Heron (37)
Great Egret (12)
Snowy Egret (17)
Osprey (15)
Bald Eagle (15)
Northern Harrier (2)
American Golden Plover (13)
Semipalmated Plover (63)
Killdeer (14)
American Avocet (79)
Greater Yellowlegs (12)
Lesser Yellowlegs (190)
Willet (2)
Whimbrel (1)
Sanderling (4)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (693)
Least Sandpiper (46)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Stilt Sandpiper (8)
Short-billed Dowitcher (1)
Wilson's Phalarope (2)
Laughing Gull (505)
Ring-billed Gull (22)
Herring Gull (80)
Great Black-backed Gull (339)
Caspian Tern (24)
Royal Tern (1)
Black Tern (2)
American Crow (8)
European Starling (15)
Red-winged Blackbird (68)
Brown-headed Cowbird (110)
Les Roslund
Easton MD 21601
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Les Roslund
Easton, MD
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