Nashville-Davidson Co. TN
September 23, 2015
Brilliant sunshine, calm winds and moderate temperatures greeted 25 birders who participated in today's NTOS-sponsored Walk at Radnor Lake.
By far the highlight of the morning was a very cooperative WILSON'S WARBLER that spent a lot of time near the Spillway as did the group. Everyone got good looks at this bird as it foraged in the open at eye level for more than 5 minutes.
Later and further down the lake trail almost to the overlook that is under construction, an enigmatic warbler flitted about overhead; one that had the group puzzled. Opinions varied. This bird morphed into several different species as the various possibilities were discussed. One possibility was a female Cape May Warbler, but in retrospect, due to its heavy notched tail, I suspect it may have been a very dull-looking Pine Warbler. Confusing Fall Warbler, for sure.
Below is a list of the more definitively-identified birds:
| Wood Duck 6 Mallard 11 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 23 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Downy Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 5 |
Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 4 Swainson's Thrush 8 American Robin 4 Cedar Waxwing 48 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Tennessee Warbler 2 American Redstart 8 Magnolia Warbler 15 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Wilson's Warbler 1 Northern Cardinal 10 |
Kevin Bowden
