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[Scott Somershoe <ssomershoe2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

I heard that invasives were removed from Radnor Lake, hence the lack of 
understory vegetation.  That explains it.  It'll be interesting to see if much 
woody vegetation establishes with the nearly closed canopy (i.e. lack of 
sunlight hitting the ground isn't conducive to regeneration of trees and 
shrubs) and the high deer population eating anything young and juicy.  Time 
will tell I guess.
 
Scott
 
State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (o)
615-781-6654 (fax)

"Keeping the rubber side down" - S.G.S.


----- Original Message ----
From: EGLEAVES@xxxxxxx
To: ssomershoe2001@xxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2006 12:33:13 PM
Subject: Re: [TN-Bird] Radnor Lake Migrants


Welcome to Tennessee and to Radnor Lake, Scott!
 
Ed Gleaves
Nashville, TN
(Just over the hill from Radnor Lake)
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/5/2006 11:22:19 A.M. Central Standard Time, 
ssomershoe2001@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I decided to check out Radnor Lake in Nashville as it is close to work and I 
hadn't been there yet.  Beautiful morning and I had some spring firsts, well 
firsts for me anyway.  I wasn't sure where to park or go, but I parked at the 
lot on the east side and followed another birder who practically ran down the 
road towards the lake when I got there about 6:40am.  Anyway, I walked along 
the trail about 3/4 of the way to the north end of the lake and turned around.  
Lots of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (30+), 2 Yellow-thr warblers, 1 Louisiana 
waterthrush, 2 Black-thr green warblers, 2 parulas, 1 Yellow-thr vireo, 3 Blue 
winged teal, 3 winter wrens, 2 Blue-headed vireo (always nice to hear), and a 
pair of barred owls working the parking lot.  very tame.  More yellow-rumpeds 
and goldfinches then I could shake a stick at!  Saw one lingering hermit thrush 
and the weirdest sapsucker.  The sapsucker had no red on it, but it also didn't 
have any brown feathers like juveniles do through the
fall.  The head was salt and peppery where it should have been red (or white 
under the bill in females).  The streaks of white running behind the eye were 
there, as was the streak of white running from the base of the bill and around 
the cheek.  The entire body was black and white without the yellow tinge to the 
breast.  It was a sapsucker for sure, but was missing characteristics I always 
see.  Wish I had a camera with me.  It was cooperative.

I was surprised/disappointed at how little understory there is out there.  Some 
spots have some shrubbery, but most appears devoid of woody understory.  Little 
habitat for a large group of birds (and herps, etc).

Good birding,
Scott

State Ornithologist 
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (o)
615-781-6654 (fax)

"Keeping the rubber side down" - S.G.S. 
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