Nashville-Davidson Co TN
Wednesday 28 September 2011
It was an
incredible morning at Radnor Lake for the 25 birders who attended today's
Wednesday Morning Walk sponsored by the Nashville Chapter of TOS. Not only was
the species count high, we also experienced large numbers of individual birds
from the beginning of the walk to the end (for the five birders who stayed
until 12:30.)
We totaled
14 Warbler species. Again as in previous weeks, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were
well-represented. MAGNOLIA WARBLERS showed high numbers, but the BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLERS along the dam seemed equally numerous and were very cooperative,
feeding at low levels in the bright sunshine. Several brilliant male AMERICAN
REDSTARTS were seen among the large numbers of this species. After the group
headed on from Long Bridge, we spotted 3 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS at intervals.
As for
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, no one can remember ever seeing so many in one morning.
The variety of colors from a faded yellow wash on some mostly-gray birds to an
almost-brilliant yellow on others was a good lesson in observing this species.
A dull,
greenish-olive bird with dark black wings was spotted from the spillway
bridge--a reminder that the male SCARLET TANAGER is not bright red all year
long.
Finally, as
we walked back along Otter Creek Road, we spied 11 GREAT EGRETS all perched
high in the trees on the opposite side of the lake.
Thanks to
all the great eyes and ears who contributed to making the morning so
productive.
Below is a
recap of species observed:
56 species
(+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 72
Wood
Duck 45Northern Shoveler 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 11
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 9
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Empidonax sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 17
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 18
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 2
Swainson's Thrush 6
Wood Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Golden-winged Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 12
Tennessee Warbler 13
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 15
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 15
Bay-breasted Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Black-throated Green Warbler 9
Canada Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Summer Tanager 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 11
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
American Goldfinch 2
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