Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from October 27,2008

       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 lingering species like Great
Egret, Snowy Egret, Greater Yellowlegs,White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral
Sandpiper and Wilson's Snipe.  Also, there were two new sightings for the
island - Belted Kingfisher and White-crowned Sparrow.
			
	Weather: Partly Sunny am, Overcast pm;  Temp: 48-50 degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Double-crested Cormorant	   (710)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (21)
Great Egret				   (1)
Snowy Egret			         (2)
Canada Goose		  	   (18)
American Black Duck	  	   (75)
Mallard                    	   (161)
Northern Shoveler			   (169)
Northern Pintail			   (39)
Green-winged Teal			   (19)
Lesser Scaup			   (36)
Surf Scoter			         (2)
Long-tailed Duck			   (10)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (4)
Ruddy Duck				   (29)

Bald Eagle			         (9)
Northern Harrier			   (3)
Black-bellied Plover		   (11)
Semipalmated Plover		   (3)
Killdeer			   	   (1)
Greater Yellowlegs		   (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (2)
Sanderling				   (61)
Least Sandpiper			   (51)
White-rumped Sandpiper		   (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper		   (1)
Dunlin				   (60)
Wilson's Snipe			   (2)

Laughing Gull			   (18)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (13)
Herring Gull        	  	   (1202)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (1555)
Lesser Black-backed Gull	   (1)
Royal Tern				   (2)
Forster's Tern			   (14)
Belted Kingfisher			   (1) - new for the island
Horned Lark				   (1)

European Starling		         (71)
American Pipit			   (4)
Savannah Sparrow			   (3)
Song Sparrow			   (10)
Swamp Sparrow			   (3)
White-crowned Sparrow		   (1) - new for the island
Dark-eyed Junco			   (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (434)
 

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601