Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from March 8, 2010

       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 Redhead, Purple Sandpiper, Tree
Swallow, White-crowned Sparrow and Snow Bunting.  Also the numbers were high
for Horned Grebe, Ring-billed Gull, and Horned Lark. One Short-eared Owls
was also present.
			
	Weather: Clear with cloudy horizon am & pm, Temp: degrees F 36 - 51
	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Common Loon				   (2)
Horned Grebe				   (67)
Great Blue Heron		    	   (27)
Canada Goose		 	 	   (182)
Tundra Swan				   (148)
Gadwall					   (4)
American Black Duck	  	   (67)
Mallard                  	   (350)
Northern Shoveler			   (31)
Northern Pintail			   (85)

Green-winged Teal			   (8)
Redhead					   (17)
Greater Scaup			   (47)
Lesser Scaup				   (34)
Surf Scoter				   (390)
Long-tailed Duck			   (570)
Bufflehead				   (49)
Common Goldeneye			   (24)
Red-breasted Merganser	   (8)
Ruddy Duck				   (82)
Bald Eagle				   (5)
Northern Harrier			   (4)

Killdeer					   (31)
Sanderling				   (11)
Purple Sandpiper			   (26)
Dunlin				       (263)
Ring-billed Gull			   (47)
Herring Gull        	  	   (180)
Great Black-backed Gull      (30)
SHORT-EARED OWL			   (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker	   (2)
Fish Crow				   (12)
Horned Lark				   (6)

Tree Swallow				   (2)
European Starling	           (28)
Song Sparrow			       (12)
WHITE CROWNED SPARROW		   (2)
Northern Cardinal			   (1)
Snow Bunting				   (15)
Red-winged Blackbird         (206)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601


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