Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from October 31, 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 31, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Overcast am & partly cloudy pm ,  Temp range58-67
degrees F
	
SPECIES
Common Loon			   (18)
Pied-billed Grebe		   (2)		   
Double-crested Cormorant   (215)
Great Blue Heron           (30)
European Mute Swan	   (3)
Gadwall			   (15)
American Black Duck        (72)
Mallard                    (86)
Northern Shoveler		   (75)
Northern Pintail		   (36)

Green-winged Teal		   (84)
Lesser Scaup		   (15)
Surf Scoter			   (9)
White-winged Scoter	   (23)
Black Scoter		   (16)
Long-tailed Duck		   (4)
Bufflehead			   (5)
Ruddy Duck			   (543)

Bald Eagle			   (1)
Northern Harrier		   (2)
Sharp-shinned Hawk	   (18)
American Kestrel		   (1)
Black-bellied Plover	   (6)
Semipalmated Plover	   (9)
Killdeer			   (8)
Greater Yellowlegs	   (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs	  	   (6)
Sanderling			   (154)

Least Sandpiper		   (221)
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER	         (1)
Dunlin			   (428)
Stilt Sandpiper		   (5)
Short-billed Dowitcher	   (1)
Ring-billed Gull		   (27)
Herring Gull               (380)
Great Black-backed Gull    (942)
Royal Tern			   (5)
Tree Swallow		   (10)

European Starling		   (161)
American Pipit		   (5)
Song Sparrow		   (6)
SNOW BUNTING	         (31)
Red-winged Blackbird       (75)
Brown-headed Cowbird	   (143)
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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