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Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Davidson Co.
Nashville, TN
Monday 9 October 2006
7:30-9:45am
clear, cool

Returning from a weekend in the Chicago area where my best
bird was a lone BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, I wandered 
around Radnor Lake this morning to Long Bridge and back to
the west parking lot.  Bird activity was most extensive
along the water's edge and in the sunlight.  I found 
several nice mixed flocks with good variety and plenty of 
activity.  SWAINSON'S THRUSHes have declined in number from
last week, but there were still plenty of ROSE-BREASTED 
GROSBEAKs.  However, the most numerous bird of the morning
was YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, signaling to me that 
warbler migration is approaching its end.  In addition,
I saw no CHIMNEY SWIFTS, the first time I have missed 
them in several weeks.  I had 9 species of warblers and 
4 species of vireos this morning.

Species of interest (and several comments) included:

Killdeer 1   calling and circling the lake
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3  one displaying its ruby crown
Swainson's Thrush 3
Cedar Waxwing 8
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Tennessee Warbler 8+  many foraging down below eye level
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30+
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
American Redstart 1 female
Scarlet Tanager 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12+
White-throated Sparrow 1

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Frank Fekel
Tennessee State University
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Box 9501
Nashville, TN 37209 USA

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