[TN-Bird] Hidden Lake State Park morning hike

From: Collinsc1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 19:29:53 EDT
With the day off for Good Friday (April 2, 2010), I took a long morning  
hike at Hidden Lakes State Park in Davidson Co.  I was out from about 7:45  am 
to 9:30 am.
 
On the trail along the ridge, I heard a Northern Parula (maybe more than  
one, or it was moving around the area quite a bit), but never got a look at  
it.  On the same trail, I saw a Black-Throated Green Warbler feeding high  
in the tree branches, two Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, and a Yellow-Rumped  
Warbler.
 
I saw a Red-Shouldered Hawk - once from the top of the ridge as it crossed  
over the river and the field near the parking area, and then again when I 
got  back to the parking area.  This time it circled over the field and  then 
headed back to the tree line just across the river where it originated  
when I saw it earlier.  I've seen the pair several times this winter and  early 
spring and wonder if they are nesting there.
 
On the trail along the small creek in the woods, I saw a Brown Thrasher,  
heard and saw several Rufous-Sided Towhees, and saw several White-Throated  
Sparrows.
 
Also, numerous American Toads were in full chorus near the small lake where 
 the trail splits to go up the ridge or down to the main lake.
 
Clay Collins
Nashville, TN

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