Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from May 11-12, 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. The May 11 sightings were
found by a group of birders that were visiting the island.  The May 12
sightings were by Jan Reese during one of the regular surveys of the season.
       Some of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from
Tilghman Island and back.
	Note particularly the presence of Least Bittern, Blue-winged Teal,
Sora, Northern Harrier, White-rumped Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper, Stilt
Sandpiper, and large numbers of Black-bellied Plover and Semipalmated
Sandpiper.
			
	Weather: Overcast, showers a.m.& p.m,    Temp: degrees F 58-55
11th/58-70 12th

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Common Loon				   (6)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (1430)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (25)
LEAST BITTERN			   (1)
Snowy Egret			 	   (52)
Turkey Vulture			   (6)
Canada Goose			   (25)
American Black Duck	  	   (18)
Mallard                    	   (356)
Blue-winged Teal			   (1)
Surf Scoter			         (2)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (1)
Ruddy Duck				   (1)

Osprey				   (32)
Bald Eagle				   (3)
Northern Harrier			   (1)
SORA					   (1)
Black-bellied Plover		   (72)
Semipalmated Plover		   (57)
Killdeer				   (29)
American Oystercatcher		   (2)
Black-necked Stilt		   (4)
Greater Yellowlegs		   (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs			   (27)
Willet				   (6)

Spotted Sandpiper			   (12)
Ruddy Turnstone			   (1)
Sanderling				   (3)
Semipalmated Sandpiper		   (4134)
Least Sandpiper			   (174)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER		   (2)
Purple Sandpiper			   (16)
Dunlin				   (659)
Stilt Sandpiper			   (4)
Short-billed Dowitcher		   (93)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (2)
Herring Gull        	  	   (966)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (47)

CASPIAN TERN			   (1)
Common Tern			 	   (26)
Least Tern				   (3)
Red-bellied Woodpecker		   (1)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo		   (1)
Great Crested Flycatcher	   (1)
Eastern Kingbird			   (1)
Fish Crow				   (7)
Horned Lark				   (2)
Purple Martin			   (9)
Tree Swallow			   (26)
Northern Rough-winges Swallow	   (2)
Bank Swallow			   (12)
Barn Swallow			   (101)

Carolina Wren			   (1)
European Starling		         (4)
Pine Warbler			   (1)
Seaside Sparrow			   (2)
Orchard Oriole			   (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (135)
American Goldfinch		   (1)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601