Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from February 9, 2009

       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 Wilson's Snipe, Snowy Owl,
Short-eared Owl and the large numbers of Greater Scaup, Red-breasted
Mergansers and Horned Grebes.
			
	Weather: Clear early am; mostly cloudy later,   Temp: 32-45 degrees
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SPECIES				Number of birds
Horned Grebe			   (120)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (8)
Turkey Vulture			   (3)
Canada Goose			   (34)
Tundra Swan				   (50)
Gadwall				   (4)
American Black Duck	  	   (84)
Mallard                    	   (100)

Northern Shoveler			   (2)
Northern Pintail			   (2)
Greater Scaup			   (8315)
Lesser Scaup			   (1112)
Surf Scoter			         (95)
White-winged Scoter		   (3)
Long-tailed Duck			   (109)
Bufflehead				   (279)
Common Goldeneye			   (44)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (71)
Ruddy Duck				   (5)

Bald Eagle			         (2)
Northern Harrier			   (2)
Killdeer				   (16)
Sanderling				   (11)
Purple Sandpiper			   (36)
Dunlin				   (180)
Wilson's Snipe			   (6)

Ring-billed Gull		  	   (23)
Herring Gull        	  	   (123)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (64)
SNOWY OWL				   (1)
SHORT-EARED OWL			   (2)
Horned Lark				   (4)
European Starling		         (9)
Song Sparrow			   (17)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (38)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601