Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville, TN
April 29, 2015

Clouds gave way to mostly sunny skies as 22 birders attended the third spring walk of 2015 at Radnor Lake this morning. Palm Warblers were seemingly everywhere along the north shore of the lake, even outnumbering the abundant Yellow-rumped Warbers. Other highlights include a Yellow-throated Warbler collecting nesting material at or near the ground, a first-of-season American Redstart for many, as well as a Blue-winged Warbler at the parking lot.

57 Species

Canada Goose- 2 Wood Duck- 2 Mallard- 1 Lesser Scaup-  5 Wild Turkey-6 Double-crested Cormorant- 1 Great Blue Heron- 1 Black Vulture- 1 Red-tailed Hawk- 1 Spotted Sandpiper- 2 Solitary Sandpiper- 2 Chimney Swift- 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2 Downy Woodpecker- 4 Hairy Woodpecker- 2 Pileated Woodpecker- 2 Eastern Wood Peewee- 2 Acadian Flycatcher- 1 Eastern Phoebe- 2 Great-crested Flycatcher- 1 Eastern Kingbird- 1 White-eyed Vireo- 2 Yellow-throated Vireo- 1 Red-eyed Vireo- 2 Blue Jay- 1 American Crow- 1 N. Rough-wing Swallow- 6 Barn Swallow- 3 Carolina Chickadee- 2

Tufted Titmouse- 4 White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren- 1 heard Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2 Eastern Bluebird- 2 Wood Thrush- 2 heard American Robin- 1 Northern Mockingbird- 1 Cedar Waxwing- 1 Louisiana Waterthrush- 3 Blue-winged Warbler- 1 Kentucky Warbler- 1 American Redstart- 1 Northern Parula- 1 Yellow Warbler- 2 Blackpoll Warbler- 1 Palm Warbler-31 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 26 Black-throated Green Warbler- 1 White-throated Sparrow- 2 Summer Tanager- 3 Scarlet Tanager- 1 Northern Cardinal- 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1 Indigo Bunting- 2 Red-winged Blackbird- 2 American Goldfinch- 1

Danny Shelton

Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville, TN
April 22, 2015

Earth Day 2015 found twenty-nine adventurous birders participating in the second of six Spring Wednesday morning walks at Radnor Lake.  The sun peeked out occasionally and a few raindrops fell on our heads but all and all it was a great morning with friends new and old.

Highlights of the day included BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a singing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH near the parking lot, a beautiful male SCARLET TANAGER, a singing WOOD THRUSH, a NASHVILLE WARBLER darting around Dogwood blossoms, 3 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD enjoying the cross-vine scattered along the trail and a BROAD-WINGED HAWK soaring high above.


61 species

Canada Geese – 6 Wood Duck – 5 Mallard – 3 Lesser Scaup – 4 Wild Turkey – 3 Pied-billed Grebe – 3 Double-crested Cormorant – 1 Great Blue Heron – 1 Green Heron – 1 Black Vulture – 1 Turkey Vulture – 3 Cooper’s Hawk – 1 Broad-winged Hawk – 1 Red-tailed Hawk – 2 Spotted Sandpiper – 1 Ring-billed Gull – 5 Barred Owl – 1 Chimney Swift – 15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 3 Belted Kingfisher – 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker – 2 Downy Woodpecker – 4 Pileated Woodpecker – 1 Eastern Phoebe – 1 Great Crested Flycatcher – 3 White-eyed Vireo – 3 Yellow-throated Vireo – 1 Philadelphia Vireo – 1 Red-eyed Vireo – 4 Blue Jay – 4 American Crow – 4

N. Rough-wing Swallows – 12 Barn Swallow – 2 Carolina Chickadee – 7 Tufted Titmouse – 11 White-breasted Nuthatch – 2 Carolina Wren – 2 Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher – 14 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1 Eastern Bluebird – 1 Wood Thrush – 1 American Robin – 2 Louisiana Waterthrush – 1 Black and white Warbler – 1 Tennessee Warbler – 1 Nashville Warbler – 1 Common Yellowthroat – 1 Northern Parula – 3 Palm Warbler – 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler – 16 Black-throated Green Warbler – 8 Eastern Towhee – 1 White-throated Sparrow – 4 Summer Tanager – 2 Scarlet Tanager – 1 Northern Cardinal – 13 Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 1 Red-winged Blackbird – 1 Brown-headed Cowbird – 3 Baltimore Oriole – 1 American Goldfinch – 3

Cyndi Routledge

Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville, TN
April 15, 2015

Ten hearty individuals showed up on this foggy, rainy morning for the first NTOS Wednesday morning walk of the year.  While no records were set, it was a good outing with 42 species recorded.  10 warblers were observed, which included a FOY Kentucky Warbler seen and heard by most of the group.

Canada Goose 2  Wood Duck 3  Rehead (male) 1  Great Blue Heron 2  Black Vulture 5  Chimney Swift 12  Red-bellied Woodpecker 2  Downy Woodpecker 5  Pileated Woodpecker 2  Eastern Phoebe 1  White-eyed Vireo 2  Red-eyed Vireo 2  Blue Jay 2  American Crow 3  Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15  Tree Swallow 2  Barn Swallow 4  Carolina Chickadee 6  Tufted Titmouse 12  White-breasted Nuthatch 2  Carolina Wren 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 20  Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1  Eastern Bluebird 2  Cedar Waxwing 2  Louisiana Waterthrush 1  Blue-winged Warbler 2  Black-and-white Warbler 2  Prothonotary Warbler 2  Kentucky Warbler 1  Northern Parula 1  Palm Warbler 2  Yellow-rumped warbler 50  Black-throated Green Warbler 1  Chipping Sparrow 1  White-throated Sparrow 20  Scarlet Tanager 2  Northern Cardinal 20  Red-winged Blackbird 3  Brown-headed Cowbird 4  American Goldfinch 10