Radnor Lake
State Natural Area
May 18, 2013
A large
group turned out for the NTOS morning field trip to Radnor Lake. Highlights were 2 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, one
of which was cooperative to a nearly unprecedented degree. It sang on a close
open branch in full view of the entire group, allowing numerous pictures and
even some video. At one point it was
nearly right over our heads. There was also 2 MOURNING WARBLER heard, one of
which was seen briefly by some. Other highlights included a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
which posed for photos and a nearby YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO for comparison; great
looks at CANADA and KENTUCKY WARBLERS; a large number of BLACKPOLL WARBLERS,
male and female; and a face-off between a BARRED OWL and a Squirrel. An empid
below the spillway, provided good enough looks to be identified as a TRAILL'S,
but remained silent, so positive ID was not possible; however, he was foraging
in willow trees, suggesting it was a WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Several of the birds
seen were life birds for some of the group, including the Connecticut and the
Kentucky Warblers. 74 species were seen, including 21 warbler species, and the
Trail's and another unidentified empid.
Number of
Species: 74
| Canada Goose - 4 Wood Duck - 6 Mallard - 3 Wild Turkey - 4 Black Vulture - 2 Turkey Vulture - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Mourning Dove - 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 Barred Owl - 2 Chimney Swift - 15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Northern Flicker - 1 Pileated Woodpecker - 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4 Acadian Flycatcher - 3 Least Flycatcher - 2 Traill's Flycatcher - 1 Empidonax sp. - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 2 Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 Eastern Kingbird - 3 White-eyed Vireo - 2 Yellow-throated Vireo - 2 Philadelphia Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - 7 Blue Jay - 3 Tree Swallow - 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 25 Barn Swallow - 10 Carolina Chickadee - 15 Tufted Titmouse - 6 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Carolina Wren - 14 House Wren - 1 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 12 Eastern Bluebird - 2 Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 Swainson's Thrush - 8 Wood Thrush - 2 American Robin - 1 Cedar Waxwing - 35 Tennessee Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Magnolia Warbler - 4 Cape May Warbler - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 Blackburnian Warbler - 2 Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 Bay-breasted Warbler - 2 Blackpoll Warbler - 21 Black-and-white Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 7 Prothonotary Warbler - 1 Louisiana Waterthrush - 2 Kentucky Warbler - 1 Connecticut Warbler - 2 Mourning Warbler - 2 Hooded Warbler - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 1 Canada Warbler - 5 Summer Tanager - 2 Scarlet Tanager - 2 Northern Cardinal - 16 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 Indigo Bunting - 2 Red-winged Blackbird - 1 Brown-headed Cowbird - 5 American Goldfinch - 7 |
Mary Zimmerman
