Wednesday, September 11, 2013


Sept. 11, 2013
Radnor Lake, Nashville
Davidson Co.

Our first of the season fall Radnor walk was a success as 18 birders gathered to enjoy the morning stroll. The warbler numbers were fairly light, but we managed to see 7 species including Magnolia, American Redstart, Black and White, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, Northern Parula and very satisfying looks at a cooperative Canada Warbler.

The walk up and past the spillway trail was fairly quiet. The highlights included Acadian Flycatchers, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo ( a lifer for some), Summer Tanagers, and White-eyed Vireos. The lake trail had 2 separate pockets of warblers where we found most of those previously mentioned as well as three Swainson's Thrushes. While most of the group returned after reaching Long Bridge, four of us continued along the Otter Creek trail back to the parking lot. Besides a few Wood Ducks and another small pocket of warblers, including the Northern Parulas, we managed to get our Belted Kingfisher and Great Blue Heron for the day. A good morning was had by all.

The complete list of 40 species seen today:

Wood duck - 28
Mallard - 8
DC Cormorant - 5
Great Blue Heron -1
Green Heron -3
Black Vulture -6
Turkey Vulture -1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Chimney Swift - 5
Belted Kingfisher -1
Red-bellied Woodpecker -8
Downy Woodpecker -4
Northern Flicker - 2
Pileated Woodpecker -1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4
Acadian Flycatcher -2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
White-eyed Vireo -3
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay -7
American Crow -3
Carolina Chickadee -17
Tufted Titmouse -12
White-breasted Nuthatch - 14
Carolina Wren -23
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Eastern Bluebird -4
Swainson's Thrush -3
Black and white Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 5
Northern Parula - 2
Magnolia Warbler -3
Bay-breasted Warbler -1
Chestnut-sided Warbler -1
Canada Warbler -1
Eastern Towhee -1
Summer Tanager -3
Northern Cardinal - 15
Common Grackle - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
 

Steve Routledge