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FW: Poplar Island Sightings for October 15, 2007

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Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

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Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:53:11 -0400

Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Oct 15, 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 15, 2007.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
	
	Weather: Clear early; mostly cloudy thereafter  Temp range 52-69
degrees  F

	
SPECIES

Double-crested Cormorant	   (520)
Great Blue Heron           	   (71)
Great Egret			   (3)
Snowy Egret			   (1)
Turkey Vulture			   (1)
Canada Goose			   (18)
American Black Duck		   (52)
Mallard                    	               (67)
Northern Shoveler                         (682)
Northern Pintail			   (5)
Green-winged Teal		   (117)
Ruddy Duck			   (27)

Osprey				   (2)
Bald Eagle			   (8)
Northern Harrier	  		   (4)
PEREGRINE FALCON		   (2)
Black-bellied Plover		   (7)
Semipalmated Plover		   (15)
Killdeer			 	   (15)
AMERICAN AVOCET		   (2)
Lesser Yellowlegs		   (1)

Semipalmated Sandpiper	   (5)
Least Sandpiper 		   (7)
Pectoral Sandpiper		   (1)
Dunlin				   (144)
COMMON SNIPE		   (1)
Laughing Gull		               (6)
Ring-billed Gull			   (17)
Herring Gull         	               (906)
Great Black-backed Gull 	   (981)
Royal Tern			   (4)

Northern Flicker			   (5)
Blue Jay			   (4)
Horned Lark			   (13)
Carolina Wren			   (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet		   (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet		   (11)
Swainson's Thrush		   (2)
Hermit Thrush			   (1)

European Starling		   (115)
Yellow-rumped Warbler		   (2)
Palm Warbler			   (13)
Common Yellowthroat		   (1)
SAVANNAH SPARROW	   (42)
Song Sparrow			   (27)
Swamp Sparrow			   (2)
White-throated Sparrow		   (4)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (133)
Brown-headed Cowbird	               (117)

Note: This set of songbirds was the largest number recorded on the site to
date. 

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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