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Poplar Island Sightings for 4/9

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Les Roslund

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Les Roslund

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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:48:47 -0400

Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from April 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 large numbers of Horned Grebe, Northern
Gannet, DC Cormorant and Surf Scoter.  Also lots of Herring Gulls.  Other
special sightings included Virginia Rail, Caspian Tern and Iceland Gull. 
			
	Weather: Mostly cloudy a.m., partly cloudy p.m.   Temp: 55-65
degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Common Loon				   (13)
Horned Grebe			   (435)
Northern Gannet			   (61)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (974)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (24)
Canada Goose			   (19)
European Mute Swan		   (7)
Gadwall				   (38)
American Black Duck	  	   (36)
Mallard                    	   (223)
Northern Shoveler			   (14)

Green-winged Teal			   (100)
Greater Scaup			   (756)
Lesser Scaup			   (3)
Surf Scoter			         (1043)
Long-tailed Duck			   (134)
Bufflehead				   (36)
Common Goldeneye			   (3)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (10)

Osprey				   (25)
Bald Eagle				   (5)
Northern Harrier			   (2)
VIRGINIA RAIL			   (1)
Killdeer				   (35)
Greater Yellowlegs		   (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (1)
Sanderling				   (1)
Least Sandpiper			   (8)
Purple Sandpiper			   (38)

Dunlin				   (141)
Wilson's Snipe			   (5)
Laughing Gull			   (2)
Bonaparte's Gull			   (1)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (1)
Herring Gull        	  	   (648)
ICELAND GULL			   (1)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (12)
CASPIAN TERN			   (1)
American Crow			   (4)
Fish Crow				   (6)

Horned Lark				   (2)
Tree Swallow			   (77)
Barn Swallow			   (7)
European Starling		         (9)
Savannah Sparrow			   (3)
Song Sparrow			   (9)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (182)
Common Grackle			   (7)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601