NTOS Spring
Bird Count
May 5, 2013
The
Nashville spring bird count was held Sunday, May 5, postponed from May 4
because of rain. Thirty-eight birders
found a total of 156 species, which is about average. Highlights included 2 Red-breasted Mergansers
in Cheatham Co., 1 Black Duck at Radnor Lake, 22 Northern Bobwhites (20 at
Bells Bend Park), 9 species of shorebirds with 1 Short-billed Dowitcher at
Percy Priest Lake, 3 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Rutherford Co., all the
expected vireos, 1 Bank Swallow at Percy Priest Lake, 32 warbler species with
27 seen at Radnor Lake, 6 Cerulean Warblers at Harpeth West and Radnor Lake, 2
Mourning Warblers at Shelby Bottoms and Radnor Lake, and 57 Bobolinks at Old
Hickory Lake and Shelby Bottoms.
To view the
results of each route and the totals click on Bird Count Results in the
menu on the right.
Jan Shaw
