Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from December 15,  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 Dec 15, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Partly cloudy am, overcast  pm ,  Temp range 46-57
degrees F
	
SPECIES
Common Loon			   (17)
Horned Grebe		   	   (4)
BROWN PELICAN		   (9)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (82)		   
Great Blue Heron           	   (23)
Canada Goose			   (37)
European Mute Swan	  	   (7)
Tundra Swan			   (53)
Gadwall			  	   (21)
American Black Duck       	   (127)

Mallard                    	               (807)
Northern Shoveler		   (78)
Northern Pintail		   	   (26)
Green-winged Teal		   (43)
Redhead			   (2)
Greater Scaup			   (88)
Lesser Scaup			   (336)
Surf Scoter			   (12)
White-winged Scoter	  	   (31)
Black Scoter		  	   (2)
Long-tailed Duck		   (279)
Bufflehead			   (321)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (27)
Ruddy Duck			   (581)

Bald Eagle			   (4)
Northern Harrier		  	   (3)
Sharp-shinned Hawk		   (1)
Black-bellied Plover		   (1)
Killdeer			 	   (3)
Sanderling			   (103)
Western Sandpiper		   (4)

Least Sandpiper		   	   (19)
Dunlin			 	   (1215)
Ring-billed Gull		   	   (37)
Herring Gull            	               (575)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (287)
Belted Kingfisher		   (1)
European Starling		   (2)
American Pipit		   	   (3)
Savannah Sparrow		   (2)
Song Sparrow		   	   (16)
Swamp Sparrow			   (5)
Snow Bunting 		               (28)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (80)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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