Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Jan 13 and Feb 16, 2006

            This report is submitted on behalf of Jan Reese of Talbot
County, who continues to periodically survey the flora and fauna of Poplar
Island. 

            These sightings include the birds seen on Jan 13 and on Feb 16,
2006.  Some of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from
Tilghman Island and back. 
		Weather:  Jan 13 - Dense fog in am, sparce fog in pm, temp
43-53 degrees F
			    Feb 16 - Partly cloudy am and pm, temp 41-50
degrees F
	
SPECIES		   (Jan 13, Feb 16)

Common Loon			  (3,1)
Horned Grebe		  (3,7)
Great Blue Heron          (7,2)
Canada Goose		  (27,36)
European Mute Swan	  (0,11)
Tundra Swan	  		  (45,22)
Gadwall			  (0,39)
American Black Duck       (22,33)
Mallard                   (76,43)
Northern Shoveler		  (40,10)

Greater Scaup		  (0,124)
Lesser Scaup		  (16,40)
Surf Scoter			  (22,62)
White-winged Scoter	  (0,15)
Black Scoter		  (33,61)
Long-tailed Duck		  (70,124)
Bufflehead			  (181,143)
Common Goldeneye		  (0,15)
Hooded Merganser		  (1,0)
Red-breasted Merganser	  (38,76)
Ruddy Duck			  (23,8)

Bald Eagle			  (2,2)
Northern Harrier		  (1,1)
Killdeer			  (15)
Dunlin			  (363)

Ring-billed Gull		  (13,20)
Herring Gull              (318,1581)
Great Black-backed Gull   (80,45)
European Starling		  (84,0)
Song Sparrow		  (10,5)
Red-winged Blackbird      (0,12)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601