Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from February 18, 2011

       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 summary of bird observations that follows was taken by permission
from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and MD Port Administration, February
2011, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration
Project at Poplar Island.
       Note the presence of Least Sandpiper and of fairly large counts of
American Wigeon, Black Duck, Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal. 

            
    Weather: Overcast am, Partly sunny pm  
    Temp: degrees F 43-58
   
SPECIES               Number of birds
Horned Grebe                 (16)
Great Blue Heron             (3)
Canada Goose                 (87)
Tundra Swan                  (60)

Gadwall                      (2)
American Wigeon              (108)
American Black Duck          (275)
Mallard                      (692)
Northern Shoveler            (130)
Northern Pintail             (277)
Green-winged Teal            (199)
Greater Scaup                (346)
Lesser Scaup                 (47)
Surf Scoter                  (16)
Long-tailed Duck             (7)
Bufflehead                   (114)
Common Goldeneye             (16)
Red-breasted Merganser       (16)
Ruddy Duck                   (202)
Bald Eagle                   (6)
Northern Harrier             (3)
Killdeer                     (22)
Sanderling                   (28)

Least Sandpiper              (5)

Purple Sandpiper             (30)
Dunlin                       (215)
Ring-billed Gull             (14)
Herring Gull                 (263)
Great Black-backed Gull      (28)
American Crow                (1)
Horned Lark                  (4)
European Starling            (6)
Song Sparrow                 (4)
Red-winged Blackbird         (139)

Common Grackle              (1)



Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601








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