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Poplar Island Sightings for Mar 9, 2006

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Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

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Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:20:56 -0500

Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Mar 9, 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 Mar 9, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Overcast in am & pm,  Temp range 41-50 degrees F
	
SPECIES		   

Horned Grebe		  (4)
Great Blue Heron          (7)
Canada Goose		  (59)
European Mute Swan	  (10)
Tundra Swan	  		  (316)
Gadwall			  (70)
American Black Duck       (99)
Mallard                   (108)
Northern Shoveler		  (22)

Northern Pintail		  (1)
Green-winged Teal		  (9)
Greater Scaup		  (121)
Surf Scoter			  (48)
Black Scoter		  (68)
Long-tailed Duck		  (70)
Bufflehead			  (185)
Common Goldeneye		  (5)
Hooded Merganser		  (1)
Red-breasted Merganser	  (51)

Bald Eagle			  (3)
Northern Harrier		  (1)
Killdeer			  (15)
Sanderling			  (17)
Purple Sandpiper		  (18)
Dunlin			  (368)

Ring-billed Gull		  (22)
Herring Gull              (1312)
Lesser Black-backed Gull  (1)
Great Black-backed Gull   (98)
Short-eared Owl		  (2)
Fish Crow			  (2)
European Starling		  (8)
American Pipit		  (3)
Song Sparrow		  (4)
Dark-eyed Junco		  (1)
Eastern Meadowlark	  (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      (73)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601