Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from March 22, 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, March 
2011, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration 
Project at Poplar Island. 
       Note the presence of  Northern Gannet, Snowy Egret, American Coot, 
American Oystercatcher and Barn Swallow. Turkey Vultures were again present, 
and in surprisingly large numbers. 
            
    Weather: Overcast to Partly Sunny am, Partly sunny pm  
    Temp: degrees F 46-58 
   
SPECIES                     Number of birds 
Common Loon					(4) 
Horned Grebe                  (77) 
Northern Gannet				(7) 
Double-Crested Cormorant		(194) 
Great Blue Heron              (14) 
SNOWY EGRET					(1) 
TURKEY VULTURE                (12) 
Canada Goose                  (5) 
Tundra Swan                   (6) 
 
Gadwall                       (37) 
American Wigeon               (8) 
American Black Duck           (123) 
Mallard                       (833) 
Northern Shoveler             (425) 
Northern Pintail              (33) 
Green-winged Teal             (540) 
Greater Scaup                 (97) 
Lesser Scaup                  (12) 
Surf Scoter                   (245) 
 
White-winged Scoter			(3) 
Long-tailed Duck              (19) 
Bufflehead                    (126) 
Common Goldeneye              (4) 
Ruddy Duck                    (804) 
Osprey						(8) 
Bald Eagle                    (7) 
Northern Harrier              (5) 
AMERICAN COOT                 (6) 
Killdeer                      (21) 
 
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER		(1) 
Sanderling                    (18) 
Dunlin                        (172) 
Ring-billed Gull              (1) 
Herring Gull                  (433) 
Great Black-backed Gull       (10) 
FORSTER'S TERN				(1) 
American Crow                 (2) 
Fish Crow					(8) 
 
Horned Lark                   (4) 
Tree Swallow					(26) 
BARN SWALLOW					(2) 
Carolina Wren				(2) 
European Starling             (5) 
Song Sparrow                  (5) 
Red-winged Blackbird          (281) 
 
 
 
Les Roslund 
Talbot County 
Easton MD 21601 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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