Sept. 11, 2013
Radnor Lake,
NashvilleDavidson 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
