Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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From: Les Roslund [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:50 PM
To: Roslund, Les
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings for December 11, 2007
Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Dec 11, 2007
This report is submitted on behalf of Jan Reese of Talbot
County, who continues to periodically survey the flora and fauna of the Paul
Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island.
These sightings include the birds seen on Dec 11, 2007. Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back.
Note the presence of Northern Gannet, Peregrine Falcon, Short-eared
Owl and Snow Bunting. Also the numbers for some of the duck species have
come up substantially.
Weather: Heavy Overcast, and misty all day; Temp range 40-44
degrees F
SPECIES
Common Loon (5)
Horned Grebe (8)
NORTHERN GANNET (4)
Double-crested Cormorant (21)
Great Blue Heron (58)
Canada Goose (32)
Tundra Swan (27)
Gadwall (81)
AMERICAN WIGEON (4)
American Black Duck (203)
Mallard (523)
Northern Shoveler (321)
Northern Pintail (79)
Green-winged Teal (35)
Greater Scaup (195)
Lesser Scaup (498)
Surf Scoter (18)
White-winged Scoter (7)
Long-tailed Duck (80)
Bufflehead (470)
Common Goldeneye (5)
Ruddy Duck (110)
Bald Eagle (4)
Northern Harrier (3)
PEREGRINE FALCON (1)
Sanderling (7)
Dunlin (190)
Ring-billed Gull (3)
Herring Gull (181)
Great Black-backed Gull (287)
Short-eared Owl (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Carolina Wren (1)
Savannah Sparrow (14)
Song Sparrow (26)
SNOW BUNTING (28)
Red-winged Blackbird (64)
Some additional recent sights from Jan Reese:
December 1, at Tilghman - Winter Wren (1), Hermit Thrush (3). December 2, at
Tilghman - American Robin (350). December 4, near Hurlock - Tundra Swan
(1000+) in a field, and at Colonel Richardson Highschool in Preston,
American Woodcock (1). December 7, in St Michaels - Red-breasted Nuthatch
(5), Brown-headed Nuthatch (5). December 8, in St Michaels - Tundra Swan
(100+) going over in high flocks, and Winter Wren (1).
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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