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From: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:18:51 -0500
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings for 25 February 2013
To: Les Roslund <lroslund...>
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from February 25, 2013
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, February 2013, Fauna Monitoring
Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar
Island.
Size of the wintering flock of surface-feeding waterfowl in the
area of the island remains about the same while flock species composition
varies somewhat, due to different feeding habits and some other matters.
Regardless, February predominance is of species like American Black Duck and
Northern Pintail. Regional nesting species are coming together. Herring
Gull are gathering, giving bellowing calls, all the Canada Geese are in
widely separated pairs, many male Red-winged Blackbird are singing on
territories, all Killdeer are actively involved in courtship, while recent
arrival of crow and grackle may be followed within a few weeks by
Double-crested Cormorant, Osprey, American Oystercatcher and Purple Martin.
The two pair of bald Eagle have been incubating in nests about 40 days and
eggs should hatch soon.
--- Jan Reese
Weather: Thin cloud cover am and pm.
Temp: 31-47 degrees F
SPECIES Number of birds
Canada Goose (6)
Tundra Swan (23)
Gadwall (10)
American Black Duck (200)
Mallard (166)
Northern Shoveler (12)
Northern Pintail (858)
Green-winged Teal (2)
Greater Scaup (67)
Lesser Scaup (45)
White-winged Scoter (2)
Long-tailed Duck (40)
Bufflehead (188)
Common Goldeneye (73)
Red-breasted Merganser (2)
Ruddy Duck (5)
Horned Grebe (12)
Great Blue Heron (10)
Turkey Vulture (3)
Bald Eagle (6)
Northern Harrier (2)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Killdeer (32)
Ring-billed Gull (7)
Herring Gull (82)
Great Black-backed Gull (2)
American Crow (2)
European Starling (6)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
Song Sparrow (27)
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Snow Bunting (49)
Red-winged Blackbird (744)
Common Grackle (1)
Les Roslund
Easton MD 21601
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Les Roslund
Easton, MD
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