[TN-Bird] NTOS Radnor Lake Wednesday Morning Walk

Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville-Davidson County, TN

20 May 2009

 

 

The last of the regularly-scheduled Spring 2009 NTOS Wednesday walks around
Radnor Lake took place this morning under brilliant blue skies and dazzling
sunshine.

 

Highlights included great looks at a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO which entertained
us by the spillway for at least 10 minutes. The bird was in plain view, out
in the open, frequently moving about. Nearby was a female BLACKPOLL WARBLER,
whose yellow legs were an  instant clue for what otherwise might have
required a bit more observation for identification. Several PHILADELPHIA
VIREOS were clearly seen along the way. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, with the
probable help of a  Yellow-throated Warbler, played a trick on us-some of us
heard a Yellow-throated Warbler and looked up to see a bird, which we
instantly tried to peg as the Yellow-throated, but careful study revealed
the bird we were looking at was a female Blackburnian. So much for those
"Confusing Spring Warblers"! We did eventually spy a YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER. And a couple SPOTTED SANDPIPERS flew over the lake at some distance
from us with their tell-tale shallow, rapid wing beats.

 

All in all it was a nice finish for the season, and we'll do it again in the
fall.

 

Number of species:     52
 
Canada Goose     
Wood Duck     
Mallard     
Great Blue Heron     
Green Heron     
Black Vulture     
Turkey Vulture     
Spotted Sandpiper     
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     
Barred Owl     
Chimney Swift     
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     
Red-bellied Woodpecker     
Downy Woodpecker     
Pileated Woodpecker     
Eastern Wood-Pewee     
Acadian Flycatcher     
Eastern Phoebe     
Great Crested Flycatcher     
White-eyed Vireo     
Philadelphia Vireo     
Red-eyed Vireo     
Blue Jay     
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     
Barn Swallow     
Carolina Chickadee     
Tufted Titmouse     
White-breasted Nuthatch     
Carolina Wren     
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     
Swainson's Thrush     
Wood Thrush     
Cedar Waxwing     
Chestnut-sided Warbler     
Magnolia Warbler     
Blackburnian Warbler     
Yellow-throated Warbler     
Blackpoll Warbler     
American Redstart     
Prothonotary Warbler     
Louisiana Waterthrush     
Canada Warbler     
Summer Tanager     
Scarlet Tanager     
Eastern Towhee     
Field Sparrow     
Northern Cardinal     
Indigo Bunting     
Red-winged Blackbird     
Brown-headed Cowbird     
House Finch     
American Goldfinch     

 

 

Kevin Bowden

Nashville, TN
 



 

 

 

 



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