Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 5,2011
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, July
2011, Fauna Monitoring Report for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration
Project at Poplar Island.
Note the presence of seven Greater Yellowlegs!(one is great for PI),
Sandwich Tern, Mourning Dove, Short-eared Owl and Carolina Wren. Also not
high numbers of DC Cormorant, Mallard, Osprey, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt,
Laughing Gull and Red-winged Blackbird.
Weather: Hazy-mostly cloudy am; Sun and cloudy horizon pm,
Temp: degrees F 72-87
SPECIES Number of birds
Double-Crested Cormorant (3744)
Great Blue Heron (67)
GREAT EGRET (5)
Snowy Egret (135)
Cattle Egret (12)
Canada Goose (20)
American Black Duck (34)
Mallard (1057)
Ruddy Duck (2)
Osprey (44)
Bald Eagle (5)
Killdeer (98)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (36)
American Avocet (8)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (7)
Lesser yellowlegs (110)
Willet (31)
Spotted Sandpiper (6)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (28)
Least Sandpiper (116)
Dunlin (1)
Short-billed Dowitcher (96)
Laughing Gull (98)
Ring-billed Gull (15)
Herring Gull (405)
Great Black-backed Gull (102)
CASPIAN TERN (6)
SANDWICH TERN (2)
Common Tern (216)
Least Tern (118)
MOURNING DOVE (1)
SHORT-EARED OWL (2)
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Fish Crow (1)
Purple Martin (12)
Tree Swallow (42)
Bank Swallow (22)
Barn Swallow (15)
Carolina Wren (1)
European Starling (9)
Seaside Sparrow (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (438)
NOTE: It has come to my attention that for the Poplar Island Survey of June
21, 2011, the introductory paragraph mentioned presence of White-rumped
Sandpiper, but the detailed list did not mention the species. The survey
actually recorded presence of five White-rumped Sandpipers on that date.
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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