Radnor Lake
State Natural Area
Nashville-Davidson
County, TNSeptember 21, 2011
Today's
light rain showers and cloudy skies discouraged neither birders (@20) nor birds
(@48 species) as we enjoyed an unusually productive morning at Radnor Lake for
the NTOS-sponsored Wednesday morning walk. We tallied 10 WARBLER SPECIES,
including numerous BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS. Some of us
got to see A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER again this week and by the Long Bridge we
were treated to a fairly cooperative CANADA WARBLER. A HOODED WARBLER was also
spotted there. PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were also well-represented this morning. The
two DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were spotted perched high in a dead tree on the
opposite side of the lake from the group. A pair of very fine SUMMER TANAGERS
were seen in the area behind the house by the spillway.
Thanks to
all who participated by adding their
spotting and identification skills. Below
is an accounting of what we observed:
48 species
(+1 other taxa)
Canada
Goose 49
Wood
Duck 55Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 2
Black Vulture 4
Cooper's Hawk 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Downy Woodpecker 10
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Empidonax sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Carolina Wren 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
Swainson's Thrush 14
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 12
Tennessee Warbler 5
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 6
Magnolia Warbler 12
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Summer Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 15
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 1
Summer Tanager
