Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from November 24,2008

       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 Peregrine Falcon, Wilson's Snipe,
Snowy Owl and 65 Snow Buntings.
			
	Weather: Mostly cloudy am, overcast pm,   Temp: 39-49 degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Double-crested Cormorant	   (10)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (28)
Canada Goose			   (239)
Tundra Swan				   (20)
American Black Duck	  	   (47)
Mallard                    	   (268)
Northern Shoveler			   (51)
Northern Pintail			   (7)
Lesser Scaup			   (2150)
Surf Scoter			         (6)
Long-tailed Duck			   (8)
Bufflehead				   (139)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (4)
Ruddy Duck				   (77)

Bald Eagle			         (2)
Northern Harrier			   (3)
Peregrine Falcon			   (1)
Killdeer			   	   (3)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (2)
Sanderling				   (24)
Least Sandpiper			   (10)
Purple Sandpiper			   (16)
Dunlin				   (79)
Wilson's Snipe			   (9)

Ring-billed Gull		  	   (58)
Herring Gull        	  	   (69)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (587)
Forster's Tern			   (294)
SNOWY OWL				   (1)

European Starling		         (25)
Savannah Sparrow			   (2)
Song Sparrow			   (5)
SNOW BUNTING			   (65)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (148)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601