Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville, TN
May 13, 2015

Today's NTOS Wednesday Walk at Radnor Lake was a good one with 16 participants.  The weather was beautiful though a little breezy early on.  While our overall numbers weren’t exceptional, we made up for it with some great sightings.  Many in the group were able to see Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Yellow-Throated Warbler (on the ground for a couple of minutes), Canada Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler - and most exciting - a male Black-Throated Blue Warbler.  Total number of species was 51, with 15 species of warblers observed (all but Tennessee Warbler were viewed).


51 species (+1 other taxa)


Canada Goose  10
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  2
Wild Turkey  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  20
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Acadian Flycatcher  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Empidonax sp.  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  2
White-eyed Vireo  4
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  5
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  7
Carolina Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6
Cedar Waxwing  15
Louisiana Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Kentucky Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  6
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  6
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1  
Yellow-throated Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  1
Wilson's Warbler  1
Summer Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  9
Red-winged Blackbird  1
American Goldfinch  7


Jim Arnett