Nashville-Davidson Co. TN
May 15, 2013
BLACKPOLL
WARBLERS and BAYBREASTED WARBLERS were the species of the day for the last of
the NTOS-sponsored Spring Wednesday Walks at Radnor Lake State Natural Area. We
saw them along the dam and down the lake trail in large numbers, both male and
female. A highlight near the Spillway
was a brilliant male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. A lone female BALTIMORE ORIOLE was
spotted foraging in the treetops along the dam. Several YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS
were also spotted during the walk and on our way back to the parking lot we
heard a singing VEERY.
Thanks to
all who participated in the walks this spring. A special thanks to those who
kept the checklists: Susan Hollyday, Jean Buchanan and Pam Lasley.
Below is the
tally of species observed:
61 species
| Canada Goose 4 Wood Duck 6 Wild Turkey 1 Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 Chimney Swift 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 White-eyed Vireo 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 9 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 19 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Eastern Bluebird 2 Veery 1 |
Swainson's Thrush 6 Wood Thrush 1 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 15 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 6 Kentucky Warbler 1 American Redstart 5 Northern Parula 3 Magnolia Warbler 3 Bay-breasted Warbler 10 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Blackpoll Warbler 12 Palm Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Yellow-throated Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 5 Field Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 4 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 9 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 female American Goldfinch 2 |
Kevin Bowden
