On way down, Jeff Culler, Joe Hanfman and I had several Dunlin and Least Sandpiper on a flooded field along Rt 33 north of tilghman; 3 scoter species, 1 gannet and 4 great cormorant at Black Walnut Point; 13 domesticated turkey on rt 33 east of st. michaels and a single wild turkey on skipton landing rd.
03/11/11 - 910am-1pm
Poplar Island, Tilghman, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 44-48 degrees, NNW 11K - NW 9K
OBSERVERS: 17
Canada Goose - 2
Tundra Swan - 27
Gadwall - 11
American Wigeon - 84
American Black Duck - 88
Mallard - 195
Northern Shoveler - 270
Northern Pintail - 520
Green-winged Teal - 460
Canvasback - 11
Redhead - 9
Ring-necked Duck - 11
Greater Scaup - 192
Lesser Scaup - 40
Surf Scoter - 108
Black Scoter - 6
Long-tailed Duck - 348
Bufflehead - 125
Common Goldeneye - 22
Red-breasted Merganser - 10
Ruddy Duck - 185
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 51
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 6
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 28
Sanderling - 28
Purple Sandpiper - 6
Dunlin - 165
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Herring Gull - 155
Great Black-backed Gull - 12
Fish Crow - 2
Horned Lark - 2 (others had 3)
Tree Swallow - 3
European Starling - 35
Snow Bunting - 5
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 12
Red-winged Blackbird - 155
Brown-headed Cowbird - 24
SPECIES: 47
INDIVIDUALS: 3440
Upcoming Poplar Island trips for 2011:
-Friday July 29, Friday August 12 & Friday October 7 and has spaces.
-special boat trip to Smith Island on Saturday April, 16
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD
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