Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from August 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 Aug 9, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Clear to partly cloudy am & pm ,  Temp range 74-84
degrees F
	
SPECIES		   
Common Loon			  (2)
Double-crested Cormorant  (1717)
Great Blue Heron          (25)
Great Egret			  (4)
Snowy Egret			  (53)
European Mute Swan	  (10)
American Black Duck       (2)
Mallard                   (49)
Northern Shoveler		  (8)
Green-winged Teal		  (11)

Ruddy Duck			  (2)
Osprey			  (32)
Bald Eagle			  (4)
Northern Harrier		  (1)
Black-bellied Plover	  (20)
Semipalmated Plover	  (276)
Killdeer			  (34)
AMERICAN AVOCET		  (13)

Greater Yellowlegs	  (2)
Lesser Yellowlegs	  	  (672)
Willet			  (2)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER	        (3)
Sanderling			  (42)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	  (3964)
Least Sandpiper		  (70)
Pectoral Sandpiper	  (25)
Short-billed Dowitcher	  (66)
WILSON'S PHALAROPE	  (5)

Laughing Gull		  (375)
Ring-billed Gull		  (60)
Herring Gull              (553)
Great Black-backed Gull   (561)
Caspian Tern		  (3)
Royal Tern			  (13)
Common Tern			  (1786)
FORSTER'S TERN	        (23)
Least Tern			  (552)
Black Tern			  (2)

Mourning Dove		  (2)
Eastern Kingbird		  (1)
American Crow		  (1)
Purple Martin		  (3)
Tree Swallow		  (2)
Barn Swallow		  (59)
Carolina Wren		  (1)
European Starling		  (2)
YELLOW WARBLER		  (2)
Red-winged Blackbird      (173)
Brown-headed Cowbird	  (82)
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601