I'm glad to see so many birds were at Poplar Island.  I was in Blackwater south of Cambridge for a while on Sunday and saw very little.
 
A couple bald eagles, a few osprey and little else.  I was highly rewarded for going though since, upon leaving, I spotted a LUNA moth on the side of the road outside of the visitors center!  (I'm proud to say I did not have an accident with my car much to the surprise of my passenger and husband, Jerry).
 
Suzanne Richman
Bethesda, MD> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 21:43:53 -0400> From: > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Poplar Island Sightings for May 19, 2008> To: > > Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from May 19, 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 May 19, 2008. Some of> the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and> back. > > Note the presence of Gadwall, Black Duck, American> Avocet,White-rumped Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Chimney Swift, Eastern> Kingbird, Bank Swallow and Seaside Sparrow. Also note the numbers of> Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers.> Weather: Broken overcast am & pm Temp range 51-68 degrees F> > > SPECIES> Double-crested Cormorant (1569)> Great Blue Heron (33)> Snowy Egret (7)> Canada Goose (1)> European Mute Swan (7)> Gadwall (1)> American Black Duck (33)> Mallard (283)> Long-tailed Duck (6)> Ruddy Duck (1)> > Osprey (28)> Bald Eagle (2)> Semipalmated Plover (27)> Killdeer (15)> American Avocet (1)> Lesser Yellowlegs (1)> Willet (4)> > Spotted Sandpiper (4)> RUDDY TURNSTONE (4)> Sanderling (2)> Semipalmated Sandpiper (3807)> Least Sandpiper (515)> White-rumped Sandpiper (1)> Dunlin (162)> RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (5)> Herring Gull (608)> > Great Black-backed Gull (67)> Common Tern (135)> Least Tern (46)> Chimney Swift (1)> Eastern Kingbird (1)> Fish Crow (12)> Tree Swallow (83)> BANK SWALLOW (8)> Barn Swallow (32)> > European Starling (2)> SEASIDE SPARROW (2)> Red-winged Blackbird (179)> Common Grackle (5)> > Les Roslund> > Talbot County> Easton MD 21601> > > No virus found in this outgoing message.> Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1466 - Release Date: 5/25/2008> 6:49 PM> > 
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