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FW: Poplar Island Sightings for October 1, 2007

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Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

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Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:55:23 -0400

Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Oct 1, 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 Oct 1, 2007.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
	
	Weather: Mostly clear with a few clouds am & pm;  Temp range 59-78
degrees  F

	
SPECIES

Double-crested Cormorant	   (507)
Great Blue Heron           	   (34)
Great Egret			   (1)
European Mute Swan		   (2)
American Black Duck		   (12)
Mallard                    	               (65)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL		   (2)
Northern Shoveler                         (598)
Northern Pintail			   (8)
Green-winged Teal		   (234)
Ruddy Duck			   (9)

Osprey				   (1)
Bald Eagle			   (5)
Northern Harrier	  		   (3)
COOPER'S HAWK		   (1)
Black-bellied Plover		   (6)
Semipalmated Plover		   (3)
Killdeer			 	   (18)
AMERICAN AVOCET		   (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs		   (3)

Sanderling			   (21)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	   (71)
Western Sandpiper		   (25)
Least Sandpiper 		   (70)
White-rumped Sandpiper		   (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper		   (13)
Dunlin				   (10)
Laughing Gull		               (4)
Ring-billed Gull			   (15)
Herring Gull         	               (699)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 	   (1904)
Royal Tern			   (6)
Forster's Tern			   (3)

BELTED KINGFISHER	               (1)
HORNED LARK			   (2)
European Starling		   (7)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT	   (1)
SAVANNAH SPARROW	   (2)
Song Sparrow			   (1)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (70)
Brown-headed Cowbird	               (491)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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