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Poplar Island Sightings for January 7, 2008

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Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

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Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:10:06 -0500

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Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from Jan 7, 2008

            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 Jan 7, 2008.  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, Least
Sandpiper,  Short-eared Owl, Horned Lark and Snow Bunting.  Also the numbers
for  Great Blue Herons, Mallards, Greater and Lesser Scaup, and Herring
Gulls.
	
	Weather: Partly cloudy am & pm;  Temp range 48-52 degrees  F

	
SPECIES

Horned Grebe			   (1)
NORTHERN GANNET		   (2)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (1)
Great Blue Heron           	   (54)
Canada Goose			   (220)
Tundra Swan			   (21)
Gadwall			               (94)
American Wigeon		   (1)
American Black Duck		   (127)
Mallard                    	               (797)

Northern Shoveler                         (14)
Northern Pintail			   (89)
Green-winged Teal		   (43)
Greater Scaup			   (2403)
Lesser Scaup			   (3684)
Surf Scoter			   (20)
White-winged Scoter		   (19)
Long-tailed Duck		   (131)
Bufflehead			   (193)
Common Goldeneye		   (14)

Red-breasted Merganser		   (15)
Ruddy Duck			   (114)
Bald Eagle			   (7)
Northern Harrier	  		   (2)
PEREGRINE FALCON		   (1)
Killdeer				   (2)
Sanderling			   (37)
Western Sandpiper		   (7)
Least Sandpiper			   (9)
Purple Sandpiper		   (27)

Dunlin				   (333)
Ring-billed Gull			   (16)
Herring Gull         	               (773)
Great Black-backed Gull 	   (83)
Short-eared Owl			   (2)
Northern Flicker			   (1)
Horned Lark			   (1)
European Starling		   (215)
Song Sparrow			   (8)
SNOW BUNTING	  	   (28)
Red-winged Blackbird         	   (98)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

 

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