Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 24, 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 July 24, 2006.  Some
of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island
and back. 
		Weather:  Clear in early am, partly cloudy pm ,  Temp range
78-85 degrees F
	
SPECIES		   

Double-crested Cormorant  (1578)
Great Blue Heron          (97)
Snowy Egret			  (60)
Cattle Egret		  (4)
Turkey Vulture		  (1)
Canada Goose		  (18)
European Mute Swan	  (5)
American Black Duck       (1)
Mallard                   (135)

Surf Scoter			  (7)
White-winged Scoter	  (1)
Black Scoter		  (6)
Ruddy Duck			  (5)
Osprey			  (22)
Bald Eagle			  (4)
Semipalmated Plover	  (31)
Killdeer			  (34)
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER	  (3)
AMERICAN AVOCET		  (16)
BLACK-NECKED STILT	  (1)

Greater Yellowlegs	  (3)
Lesser Yellowlegs	  	  (246)
Willet			  (21)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER	        (14)
WHIMBREL		        (1)
Ruddy Turnstone		  (2)
Sanderling			  (23)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	  (9702)
Least Sandpiper		  (279)
Pectoral Sandpiper	  (18)
Short-billed Dowitcher	  (128)
WILSON'S PHALAROPE	  (1)

Laughing Gull		  (7)
Ring-billed Gull		  (11)
Herring Gull              (421)
Great Black-backed Gull   (548)
Royal Tern			  (2)
Common Tern			  (643)
FORSTER'S TERN	        (4)
Least Tern			  (265)
Black Tern			  (2)

Eastern Kingbird		  (4)
American Crow		  (2)
Tree Swallow		  (6)
Barn Swallow		  (53)
Carolina Wren		  (2)
Common Yellowthroat	  (2)
Northern Cardinal		  (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      (200)
Brown-headed Cowbird	  (34)
American Goldfinch	  (1)
 
Jan also commented that the weak high pressure system of Saturday evening
(July 22) was enough to bring in over 10,500 shorebirds to the Poplar Island
site.  Extraordinary!
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601