Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from February 26, 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 Red-throated Loon, Wilson's Snipe,
Least Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl and the large numbers of Greater Scaup.
			
	Weather: Overcast am & pm,   Temp: 35-50 degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Red-throated Loon			   (1)
Horned Grebe			   (8)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (6)
Canada Goose			   (8)
Tundra Swan				   (47)
Gadwall				   (6)
American Black Duck	  	   (66)
Mallard                    	   (107)

Northern Shoveler			   (2)
Northern Pintail			   (2)
Greater Scaup			   (3068)
Lesser Scaup			   (650)
Surf Scoter			         (37)
White-winged Scoter		   (2)
Long-tailed Duck			   (88)
Bufflehead				   (141)
Common Goldeneye			   (34)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (2)

Bald Eagle			         (5)
Northern Harrier			   (3)
Killdeer				   (9)
Sanderling				   (10)
Purple Sandpiper			   (26)
Dunlin				   (50)
Wilson's Snipe			   (5)

Ring-billed Gull		  	   (22)
Herring Gull        	  	   (495)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (29)
SHORT-EARED OWL			   (2)
Fish Crow				   (4)
European Starling		         (1)
Savannah Sparrow			   (4)
Song Sparrow			   (9)
Snow Bunting			   (38)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (324)
Common Grackle			   (1)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601