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Radnor State Natural Area
Davidson Co.
Nashville, TN 
Monday 2007 May 7
6:45 - 11:00 am
mostly clear but windy

Having returned yesterday afternoon from my business trip to
Arizona and reading on TN-BIRD about the many wonderful 
migrant sightings in the Nashville area, I could hardly wait
to get out this morning. Thus, I managed to get to Radnor at 
6:45 am, (not too early you might think, but that was 4:45 am 
Tucson and body time).  Soon after arriving Jan Shaw caught 
up with me, and a bit later on our walk Kevin Bowden joined 
to make it a threesome.  

Highlights of the morning included Kevin's life BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO (and my first at Radnor), which he found at Long Bridge, 
while we were waiting for the MOURNING WARBLER to appear that 
we had heard previously.  The latter did not fully cooperate, 
but the excellent close looks at the cuckoo more than 
compensated for our warbler disappointment.  Scouting the area a 
bit more after Kevin left to return homme, Jan and I enjoyed 
seeing a male CERULEAN WARBLER at eye level and then had a bit
of a surprise, a WINTER WREN.  According to "Birds of the Nashville 
Area," 4th edition, the wren sighting ties the late date for that 
species in the Nashville area.

Although total numbers of birds might not have been as large as 
on this past Saturday or perhaps even last Wednesday's walk at 
Radnor, we still had plenty to hear and see.  We ended the morning 
with 22 warbler species seen and/or heard.  Several were different
species from those reported this past Saturday.  Jan had mentioned 
going to the TOS spring meeting over the past weekend, where one 
of her goals was to enjoy seeing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERs.
After Kevin left, between the dam and west parking lot area, we
heard and eventually got great looks at a male BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER, a relatively rare migrant in the Nashville area.  
So Jan didn't have to go so far afield after all.

We had a 4 vireo morning that included at least 6 PHILADELPHIA
VIREOs and a single singing WARBLING VIREO.  Thrushes were also
in good supply, with VEERY and GRAY-CHEEKED being seen as well
as plenty of SWAINSON'S THRUSHes.  A male BALTIMORE ORIOLE
and male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERs produced splashes of orange.

Thus, we certainly enjoyed a great morning at Radnor. 

Species of interest included:
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Winter Wren 1
Veery 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 10+
Wood Thrush 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 6+
Red-eyed Vireo 5

WARBLERs
Blue-winged 1
Tennessee 1
Nashville 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow 1
Chestnut-sided 5
Magnolia 10+
Black-throated Blue 1 male
Yellow-rumped 2
Black-throated Green 6
Blackburnian 2 males
Bay-breasted 3
Blackpoll 10+
Cerulean 2
Black-and-white 5
Prothonotary 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Kentucky 1
Mourning 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded 1
Canada 4

Red-breasted Grosbeak 3
Baltimore Oriole 1

-- 
Frank Fekel
Tennessee State University
Center of Excellence in Information Systems
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard
Box 9501
Nashville, TN 37209 USA

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