Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 28 and August 2,  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 July 28 and August 2,
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: 7/28 Overcast am, Partly sunny pm; 8/2 Overcast am, Partly
sunny pm. Temp range 72-91 on 7/28, and 72-90 degrees F on 8/2.


	
SPECIES				Number of birds(7/28, 8/2)
Brown Pelican			   (0,1)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (2742,2308)@
Great Blue Heron		     	   (48,63)
Great Egret				   (0,1)
Snowy Egret			         (84,97)@
Cattle Egret			   (0,2)
Canada Goose		  	   (19,3)@
European Mute Swan		   (3,0)
American Black Duck	  	   (10,4)@
Mallard                    	   (523,713)@
Surf Scoter			         (6,17)
White-winged Scoter		   (1,0)
Black Scoter			   (2,0)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (1,0)
Ruddy Duck			         (22,3)

Osprey				   (22,29)@
Bald Eagle			         (5,6)
Semipalmated Plover		   (38,108)
Killdeer			   	   (27,59)@
American Oystercatcher		   (2,2)@
Black-necked Stilt		   (4,6)@
American Avocet			   (7,7)
Greater Yellowlegs		   (2,0)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (385,164) 
Willet				   (17,21)@  (all on 8/2 were Western Race
Spotted Sandpiper			   (14,25)
Marbled Godwit			   (1,0)

Ruddy Turnstone			   (0,2)
Sanderling				   (0,28)
Western Sandpiper			   (3,3)
Least Sandpiper			   (151,400)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	         (1673,2756)
White-rumped Sandpiper		   (0,2)
Stilt Sandpiper			   (13,28)
Short-billed Dowitcher		   (90,93)
Wilson's Phalarope		   (2,4)
Laughing Gull			   (91,72)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (12,59)
Herring Gull        	  	   (617,633)@

Great Black-backed Gull    	   (1268,952)@
Caspian Tern			   (6,4)
Common Tern			         (687,773)@
Least Tern			         (60,114)@
Black Tern			         (4,4)
Great Crested Flycatcher	   (0,1)
Eastern Kingbird			   (1,7)
American Crow			   (1,1)
Fish Crow				   (1,1)
Purple Martin			   (10,2)@
Tree Swallow		  	   (5,12)@
Bank Swallow			   (1,10)@
Barn Swallow			   (75,20)@
Common Yellowthroat		   (1,0)
European Starling		         (0,3)@
Song Sparrow			   (1,1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (423,520)@
Brown-headed Cowbird		   (267,125)
American Goldfinch		   (1,0)

 @ = confirmed nesting species in 2008

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601