Radnor Lake
State Natural Area
Nashville-Davidson
Co. TN16 May 2012
The last of
this year's Spring 2012 walks at Radnor Lake sponsored by the Nashville Chapter
of TOS took place in brilliant sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. While
the birding was a bit slow, we did get good looks at a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER in
the parking lot before we got underway and we got a fine look at a MAGNOLIA
WARBLER. A male SUMMER TANAGER stayed low to the ground lake side so that we
all got a good view. But no doubt the highlight, perhaps a bit gruesome, was
watching a BARRED OWL swoop down to catch a large frog and carry it off to an
exposed branch where the bird gave us quite a frog anatomy lesson as it pulled
its prey apart.
Thanks to
all who participated this spring and a special thank you Susan Hollyday, who
always keeps an accurate checklist for the group.
Here's a
recap of today's walk:
Canada
Goose 12
Wood
Duck 17Mallard 3
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 1
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Swainson's Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 1
Summer Tanager 5
Northern Cardinal 15
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 4
Kevin Bowden
