Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Oct 31, 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 31, 2007.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
	
	Weather: Clear am & pm;  Temp range 50-65 degrees  F

	
SPECIES

Common Loon			   (1)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (445)
Great Blue Heron           	   (23)
Canada Goose			   (31)
GADWALL			   (9)
American Black Duck		   (76)
Mallard                    	               (198)
Northern Shoveler                         (690)
Northern Pintail			   (12)
Green-winged Teal		   (133)
Lesser Scaup			   (6)
Bufflehead			   (43)
Ruddy Duck			   (171)

Bald Eagle			   (7)
Northern Harrier	  		   (3)
Black-bellied Plover		   (5)
Killdeer			 	   (5)
Sanderling			   (28)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	   (5)
Least Sandpiper 		   (6)
Dunlin				   (20)

Laughing Gull		               (50)
Ring-billed Gull			   (12)
Herring Gull         	               (1256)
Great Black-backed Gull 	   (1097)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL  (1)
Horned Lark			   (2)
European Starling		   (71)
American Pipit			   (12)
Savannah Sparrow  	 	   (26)
Song Sparrow			   (42)
Swamp Sparrow			   (4)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (82)
Brown-headed Cowbird	               (23)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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