Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from June 24 and July 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 June 24 and July 7,
2008.  Some of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from
Tilghman Island and back. 
	
	Note the rather late presence of several shorebird species, large
numbers of Mallards, and slightly unusual presence of Forster's Tern, Black
Skimmer. American Oystercatcher and Seaside Sparrow.  Nesting behavior of
Black-necked Stilts was also nice to see. 
	Weather: 6/24 Clear am, partly cloudy pm; 7/7 partly cloudy am & pm.
Temp range 72-89 on 6/24, and 75-88 degrees F on 7/7.


	
SPECIES				Number of birds(6/24, 7/7)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (1366, 1748)@
Great Blue Heron		     	   (39,55)
Snowy Egret			         (31,36)@
Cattle Egret			   (2,0)
Turkey Vulture			   (0,5)
Canada Goose		  	   (10,105)@
European Mute Swan		   (18,12)
American Wigeon			   (0,1)
American Black Duck	  	   (8,2)@
Mallard                    	   (382,338)@
Lesser Scaup			   (1,0)
Northern Pintail			   (1,0)
Surf Scoter			         (11,2)
White-winged Scoter		   (2,0)
Black Scoter			   (11,3)
Long-tailed Duck		         (1,4)
Ruddy Duck			         (4,6)

Osprey				   (31,31)@
Bald Eagle			         (3,3)
Black-bellied Plover		   (2,0)
Semipalmated Plover		   (2,2)
Killdeer			   	   (39,64)@
American Oystercatcher		   (1,3)@
Black-necked Stilt		   (3,1)@
Greater Yellowlegs		   (0,8)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (0,95) 
Willet				   (61,60)@
Spotted Sandpiper			   (0,13)

Least Sandpiper			   (0,407)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	         (17,5)
White-rumped Sandpiper		   (1,0)
Short-billed Dowitcher		   (3,65)
Wilson's Phalarope		   (1)
Laughing Gull			   (3,241)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (7,2)
Herring Gull        	  	   (1004,689)@

Great Black-backed Gull    	   (303,554)@
Royal Tern				   (0,3)
Common Tern			         (320,588)@
Forster's Tern			   (0,2)
Least Tern			         (120,143)@
Black Tern			         (1,1)
Purple Martin			   (8,9)@
Tree Swallow		  	   (26,31)@
Bank Swallow			   (20,15)@
Barn Swallow			   (30,38)@
European Starling		         (2,3)@
Song Sparrow			   (1,1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (188,206)@
Common Grackle		         (9,0)

 @ = confirmed nesting species in 2008

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601