Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from March 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 Brant, American Wigeon, Redheads,
American Robin, Short-eared Owls and the large numbers of Greater Scaup.
			
	Weather: Clear, Hazy early, horizon clouds later,   Temp: 48-58
degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Horned Grebe			   (18)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (8)
Canada Goose			   (368)
BRANT					   (3)
Tundra Swan				   (147)
Gadwall				   (15)
American Wigeon			   (2)
American Black Duck	  	   (24)
Mallard                    	   (84)
Northern Shoveler			   (2)

Green-winged Teal			   (4)
REDHEAD				   (6)
Greater Scaup			   (7524)
Lesser Scaup			   (3)
Surf Scoter			         (119)
White-winged Scoter		   (2)
Long-tailed Duck			   (149)
Bufflehead				   (129)
Common Goldeneye			   (20)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (10)

Killdeer				   (24)
Sanderling				   (9)
Purple Sandpiper			   (7)
Dunlin				   (91)
Wilson's Snipe			   (3)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (26)
Herring Gull        	  	   (271)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (39)
SHORT-EARED OWL			   (5)
Fish Crow				   (4)

Horned Lark				   (4)
Tree Swallow			   (4)
AMERICAN ROBIN			   (1)
European Starling		         (8)
Savannah Sparrow			   (4)
Song Sparrow			   (13)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (126)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601