Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from May 28, 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 two rail species, Ruddy
Turnstones, Red Knots, White-rumped Sandpipers, Red-necked Phalaropes and
Bank Swallows, and the large numbers of Mallards and Semipalmates
Sandpipers.
			
	Weather: Fog and Overcast, am, some broken overcast pm,    Temp:
degrees F 68-81 

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Common Loon				   (1)
Double-crested Cormorant	   (1082)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (55)
Snowy Egret			 	   (34)
Canada Goose			   (11)
European Mute Swan		   (7)
American Black Duck	  	   (22)
Mallard                    	   (528)
Lesser Scaup			   (1)

Osprey				   (33)
Bald Eagle				   (2)
Clapper Rail			   (1)
Virginia Rail			   (2)
Black-bellied Plover		   (4)
Semipalmated Plover		   (39)
Killdeer				   (47)
American Oystercatcher		   (2)
Black-necked Stilt		   (1)
Willet				   (31)

Spotted Sandpiper			   (6)
Ruddy Turnstone			   (8)
Red Knot				   (2)
Sanderling				   (4)
Semipalmated Sandpiper		   (6112)
Least Sandpiper			   (43)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER		   (3)
Dunlin				   (379)
Short-billed Dowitcher		   (70)
Red-necked Phalarope		   (4)
Herring Gull        	  	   (617)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (34)

CASPIAN TERN			   (1)
Common Tern			 	   (148)
Least Tern				   (53)
Fish Crow				   (6)
Horned Lark				   (2)
Purple Martin			   (9)
Tree Swallow			   (20)
Bank Swallow			   (8)
Barn Swallow			   (24)

Carolina Wren			   (1)
European Starling		         (14)
Common Yellowthroat		   (1)
Seaside Sparrow			   (2)
Northern Cardinal			   (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (306)
Common Grackle			   (1)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601