5-20-08 Radnor Lake Davidson Co. Both Connecticut and Mourning warblers were heard only this morning at Radnor. The Connecticut was in dense bushes along the lakeshore just before Cane Bridge, the first bridge east of the spillway. The Mourning was at Grassy Point, just before the platform, but pretty far back from the trail. Both sang repeatedly, but never came into view. The opposite was true for the "magic" locust tree on the south side of the spillway by the ranger's house. Both yesterday and today it produced many warblers, with great prolonged views. The highlight there today was a male Wilson's that stayed in the open for 10 minutes. When I returned 2 hours later, it was still there! I had 16 warbler species today, with American Redstart being the most numerous. Many of the first year males were sporting anywhere from 2-6 dark, round spots on their breasts, a plumage I don't remember seeing before but probably have. Yesterday, Hazel Cassel and I watched as a male Prothonotary carried food i nto the bluebird house in back of the ranger's house. Today, in the same area along the rail fence, a male Louisiana Waterthrush fed a fledgling, its tailless rump bobbing away. The adult then flew up and sang. One adult Bald Eagle was seen flying around the lake from the platform. Radnor manager, Steve Ward, told me yesterday that all scheduled canoe floats would be canceled while the eagles are still there. I had my first Yellow-billed Cuckoo today, besides those seen at Dauphin Island. They do seem to be scarce this year as others have mentioned. A couple North Carolina birders had a Black-billed Cuckoo at Radnor yesterday. The last Wednesday Walk at Radnor will be tomorrow, May 21. Meet at the west parking lot at 7:30. Jan Shaw Nashville, TN **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________