Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from October 15,2008

       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. 
       Some of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from
Tilghman Island and back.
	Note particularly the presence of Great Egret, Snowy Egret,
Black-crowned Night Heron, Peregrine Falcon, American Avocet, Baird's
Sandpiper, American Robin and Eastern Meadowlark. 
			
	Weather: Cloudy with fog am, Partly Sunny pm;  Temp: 66 - 75 degrees
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SPECIES				Number of birds
Double-crested Cormorant	   (214)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (26)
Great Egret				   (1)
Snowy Egret			         (2)
Black-crowned Night Heron	   (1)
Canada Goose		  	   (4)
American Black Duck	  	   (69)
Mallard                    	   (119)
Northern Shoveler			   (348)
Northern Pintail			   (9)
Green-winged Teal			   (64)
Lesser Scaup			   (3)
Surf Scoter			         (2)
White-winged Scoter		   (1)
Ruddy Duck				   (6)

Bald Eagle			         (10)
Northern Harrier			   (2)
Peregrine Falcon			   (1)
Black-bellied Plover		   (14)
Semipalmated Plover		   (5)
Killdeer			   	   (18)
American Avocet			   (3)
Sanderling				   (178)
Least Sandpiper			   (44)
Baird's Sandpiper			   (2)

Laughing Gull			   (4)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (23)
Herring Gull        	  	   (723)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (1507)
Royal Tern				   (5)
Northern Flicker			   (8)
Blue Jay				   (1)
Carolina Wren			   (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet		   (1)
American Robin			   (1)

European Starling		         (19)
American Pipit			   (6)
Yellow-rumped Warbler		   (3)
Palm Warbler			   (3)
Savannah Sparrow			   (6)
Song Sparrow			   (8)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (35)
Eastern Meadowlark		   (1)
Brown-headed Cowbird		   (87)

 

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601