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Poplar Island Sightings for Apr 27, 2006

From:

Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

Date:

Thu, 4 May 2006 21:35:35 -0400

Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Apr 27, 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 Apr 27, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Partly Cloudy ,  Temp range 54-70 degrees F
	
SPECIES		   

Common Loon			  (6)
Double-crested Cormorant  (968)
Great Blue Heron          (65)
Turkey Vulture		  (1)
Snowy Egret			  (43)
Canada Goose		  (30)
European Mute Swan	  (7)
Gadwall			  (2)
American Black Duck       (42)
Mallard                   (167)
Northern Shoveler		  (2)

Green-winged Teal		  (1)
Greater Scaup		  (2)
Surf Scoter			  (15)
Black Scoter		  (3)
Long-tailed Duck		  (1)
Bufflehead			  (83)
Common Goldeneye		  (1)
Red-breasted Merganser	  (9)
Ruddy Duck			  (3)

Osprey			  (20)
Bald Eagle			  (4)
Clapper Rail		  (1)
Black-bellied Plover	  (9)
Semipalmated Plover	  (8)
Killdeer			  (9)
Greater Yellowlegs	  (6)
Lesser Yellowlegs		  (9)
Willet			  (12)
Spotted Sandpiper		  (7)
Sanderling			  (53)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	  (9)
Least Sandpiper		  (71)
Dunlin			  (341)

Ring-billed Gull		  (15)
Herring Gull              (642)
Great Black-backed Gull   (201)
Caspian Tern		  (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker	  (1)
American Crow		  (6)
Tree Swallow		  (10)
Barn Swallow		  (23)
Carolina Wren		  (1)
European Starling		  (4)
Red-winged Blackbird      (119)
Common Grackle		  (7)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601