Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from December 19,2008

       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. 
       Some of the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from
Tilghman Island and back.
	Note particularly the presence of Purple Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe,
Snowy Owl and 58 Snow Buntings.
			
	Weather: Heavy overcast am and pm,   Temp: 40-41 degrees F

	
SPECIES				Number of birds
Common Loon				   (1)
Horned Grebe			   (3)
Great Blue Heron		     	   (13)
Canada Goose			   (164)
Tundra Swan				   (44)
Gadwall				   (30)
American Black Duck	  	   (72)
Mallard                    	   (1196)
Northern Shoveler			   (13)
Northern Pintail			   (2)
Green-winged Teal			   (9)
Greater Scaup			   (1201)
Lesser Scaup			   (3680)
Surf Scoter			         (4)
White-winged Scoter		   (15)
Long-tailed Duck			   (187)
Bufflehead				   (203)
Common Goldeneye			   (17)
Red-breasted Merganser		   (10)
Ruddy Duck				   (15)

Bald Eagle			         (2)
Northern Harrier			   (1)
Sanderling				   (10)
Purple Sandpiper			   (39)
Dunlin				   (65)
Wilson's Snipe			   (2)

Bonaparte's Gull			   (4)
Ring-billed Gull		  	   (4)
Herring Gull        	  	   (126)
Great Black-backed Gull    	   (83)
SNOWY OWL				   (1)

European Starling		         (22)
American Pipit			   (5)
Song Sparrow			   (21)
SNOW BUNTING			   (58)
Red-winged Blackbird      	   (310)

Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601