Bill,

We (Jim, Matt Hafner, Matt's significant other Kim, Mike Burchette and
myself) did indeed get out on Saturday. We had 2 Bay-breasts and a Least
Flycatcher near Taneytown. They were the birds of the day, although it was a
tough ballot between them and Catbirds. Otherwise, we had Black-throated
Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Myrtle, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided,
Redstart, Kentucky, Ovenbird, Yellow and Yellowthroat. Missed Parula,
waterthrushes and Hooded, don't remember any chats. Residents were tough.
Had only a couple of Pewees. We got Vesper Sparrows West of Taneytown and
the other usual grassland suspects, nothing remarkable. We did have a couple
of catbirds. I think we had in the neighborhood of 115 species. Only one
Black-and-White all day, maybe 2 Redstarts. Did I mention we did get
Catbird? Had a few shorebirds of the 6 usual species. (Lesser, Greater,
Least, Spotted, Solitary and Killdeer). Nothing else special at New Windsor.
The ponds near Bullfrog were very good with over 100 shorebirds there
including Semi Plover and Dunlin, but wrong county (Frederick). Jim has the
sheet and will hopefully post the list.

Jim can indeed see the islands at Poplar from his home in North Beach. The
islands at Poplar are about 9 miles away. Perhaps someone with really
powerful eyes could scope the birds on the island from the boardwalk in
front of Jim's deck but we mortals can't.

Ed Boyd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ellis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Poplar I 5/7/04


> I wonder if Jim Stasz can see Poplar Island on a clear day from
> his front porch in North Beach.
>
> I also wonder how he and his crew did in NW Carroll County for
> the May Count.
>
> Bill Ellis
> Eldersburg
> Carroll County
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Bob Ringler
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 2:01 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Poplar I 5/7/04
>
>
> Taylor,
>    Poplar Island is a dredge spoil site which has replaced the
> rapidly eroding land in Chesapeake Bay off the Bay Hundred
> peninsula of Talbot County.  It is approximately west of the town
> of Sherwood.
> >
> > From: Taylor McLean <>
> > Date: 2004/05/10 Mon PM 01:23:40 EDT
> > To: 
> > Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Poplar I  5/7/04
> >
> > Bob -
> >
> >   where is Poplar?
>
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
>