Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from June 6,2011
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, June
2011, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration
Project at Poplar Island.
Note the presence of Glossy Ibis, Ruddy Turnstone, Red-necked
Phalarope, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, and Short-eared Owl.
Weather: Overcast Early am, Partly Cloudy Thereafter
Temp: degrees F 65-82
SPECIES Number of birds
Double-Crested Cormorant (2529)
Great Blue Heron (38)
GREAT EGRET (1)
Snowy Egret (41)
Cattle Egret (12)
Glossy Ibis (2)
Canada Goose (59)
Turkey Vulture (2)
American Black Duck (56)
Mallard (1317)
Black Scoter (6)
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Ruddy Duck (9)
Osprey (39)
Bald Eagle (4)
Virginia Rail (2)
Black-bellied Plover (7)
Semipalmated Plover (129)
Killdeer (26)
American Oystercatcher (2)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (8)
American Avocet (2)
Lesser yellowlegs (2)
Willet (45)
Ruddy Turnstone (10)
RED KNOT (5)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (183)
Least Sandpiper (203)
Dunlin (21)
Short-billed Dowitcher (3)
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (2)
Laughing Gull (24)
Herring Gull (429)
Great Black-backed Gull (106)
CASPIAN TERN (61)
Common Tern (157)
Least Tern (116)
Black Tern (20)
SHORT-EARED OWL (2)
American Crow (1)
Fish Crow (4)
Horned Lark (2)
Purple Martin (13)
Tree Swallow (32)
Bank Swallow (16)
Barn Swallow (15)
European Starling (3)
Seaside Sparrow (2)
Northern Cardinal (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (302)
Common Grackle (5)
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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