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Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Davidson Co.
Nasvhille, TN
Saturday 28 Oct. 2006
7:45-9:15 am
Clear, cool

Walked from the west parking lot to long bridge and back.  The
changing of the guard has been accomplished.  The beauty of the
fall colors combined with a few good birds and a lovely morning
made for a nice outing.  However, it was not a particularly 
solitary morning.  Plenty of photographers out and volunteers 
were mulching part of the Lake Trail as I left.

A raft of 70+ ducks, all in a concentrated ball on the water, 
unfortunately went unidentified, but I did find several species of
more cooperative water birds. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERs dominated 
numbers in the woods with at least 50+ birds. A large flock of 
AMERICAN ROBINs at the west parking lot also made its presence
known as well as a large flock of cackling COMMON GRACKLEs near
long bridge.  Two INDIGO BUNTINGs and a single DARK-EYED JUNCO 
were opposite bookends, evidence of the changing of the guard. 
Best birds of the morning were a single LINCOLN'S SPARROW
plus lone TENNESSEE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERs.

Birds of interest included:
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 1
Ruddy Duck 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 18
Dark-eyed Junco 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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