Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from October 19, 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 Oct 19, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Overcast with fog am & pm ,  Temp range 63-68
degrees F
	
SPECIES
PIED-BILLED GREBE		  (1)
Double-crested Cormorant  	  (14)
Great Blue Heron          		  (34)
Great Egret		              (3)
Snowy Egret			  (1)
Canada Goose 			  (4)
European Mute Swan		  (6)
Gadwall				  (4)			 
American Black Duck     	  (115)
Mallard                  		  (170)

Northern Shoveler		  (261)
Northern Pintail			  (78)
Green-winged Teal		  (692)
REDHEAD 			  (3)
Ruddy Duck			  (231)
Bald Eagle			  (7)
Northern Harrier			  (2)
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK	  (1)
Black-bellied Plover	  	  (17)
Semipalmated Plover	  	  (28)

Killdeer			  	  (6)
AMERICAN AVOCET		  (7)
Greater Yellowlegs		  (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs	  	  (112)
Sanderling			  (72)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	  (4)
WESTERN SANDPIPER	  (2)
Least Sandpiper			  (157)
Pectoral Sandpiper	 	  (28)
Dunlin				  (158)
Short-billed Dowitcher	  	  (4)

Laughing Gull		  	  (3)
Ring-billed Gull		 	  (20)
Herring Gull              		  (240)
Great Black-backed Gull   	  (791)
Royal Tern			  (4)
Forster's Tern			  (8)

Carolina Wren			  (1)
European Starling		  (2)
AMERICAN PIPIT		  (4)
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET	  (14)
PALM WARBLER		  (2)
CHIPPING SPARROW		  (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	  (190)
Brown-headed Cowbird		  (322)
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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