Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Sept 17, 2007

            This report is submitted on behalf of Jan Reese of Talbot
County, who continues to periodically survey the flora and fauna of Poplar
Island.   The Poplar Island project has received a name change.  It is now
called Paul Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island. 
            These sightings include the birds seen on Sept 17, 2007.  Some
of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island
and back. 
	
	Weather: Partly cloudy am & pm;  Temp range 58-71 degrees  F

	
SPECIES

Double-crested Cormorant	   (41)
Great Blue Heron           	   (49)
Great Egret			   (1)
Snowy Egret			   (10)
Turkey Vulture			   (1)
Mallard                    	               (71)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL		   (73)
NORTHERN SHOVELER	   (601)
Northern Pintail			   (9)
Green-winged Teal		   (15)

Osprey				   (7)
Bald Eagle			   (10)
Northern Harrier	  		   (2)
PEREGRINE FALCON		   (1)
Black-bellied Plover		   (5)
Semipalmated Plover		   (24)
Killdeer			 	   (3)
AMERICAN AVOCET		   (2)
Lesser Yellowlegs		   (17)
Ruddy Turnstone		   (3)

Sanderling			   (19)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	   (86)
Western Sandpiper		   (1)
Least Sandpiper 		   (41)
White-rumped Sandpiper		   (2)
Pectoral Sandpiper		   (1)
LAUGHING GULL		   (402)
Ring-billed Gull			   (15)
HERRING GULL          	               (859)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 	   (2103)
Caspian Tern			   (14)
Royal Tern			   (1)
Common Tern			   (1)
Forster's Tern			   (1)

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (1)
American Crow			   (1)
Carolina Wren			   (1)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER	   (1)
European Starling		   (41)
SAVANNAH SPARROW	   (5)
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD	   (511)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (84)
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	   (1)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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