Thanks to Mike Ostrowski for doing the lists when we were split in two
vans. Fridays Aug 12 is nearly full and Oct 7 is half way there.
Poplar Island, Talbot, US-MD
Jul 29, 2011 9:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 78
Mallard 400 Unexceptional.
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Ruddy Duck 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2500 Estimate. Unexceptional.
Great Blue Heron 11
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 53 Unexceptional at this location and season. Many young birds.
Cattle Egret 32
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 20
Bald Eagle 1
Semipalmated Plover 6
Killdeer 35
Black-necked Stilt 34 Seem to recently have become a regular
breeder at this location. The count was bolstered by several
juvenile/immature birds.
American Avocet 22 Unexceptional for this location and season.
Spotted Sandpiper 19 A nice count, but probably not unusual for
the location and season.
Willet (Eastern) 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 16
Sanderling 18
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1110 Mostly counted by fives. A nice count.
Western Sandpiper 60
Least Sandpiper 200
Stilt Sandpiper 16 Unexceptional for the location and season.
Short-billed Dowitcher 15
Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic) 1
Short-billed Dowitcher (Prairie) 1
Laughing Gull 14
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull (American) 175
Great Black-backed Gull 209 Unexceptional. Attempted to count by
ones, but could easily have missed many of them.
Least Tern 282 A good count. Count by ones.
Caspian Tern 8 Not present two days previous.
Black Tern 3 Unexceptional for the location and season.
Common Tern 82
Sterna sp. 250 Should be on the probables.
Royal Tern 7
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 28
European Starling 2
Seaside Sparrow 2 Rare in the county, but probably regular and
becoming common at this location. A drab sparrow with a long bill and
staying low in the marsh.
Red-winged Blackbird 83
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 50
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