[tn-bird] Spring Fling and thanks to Frank Fekel

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A chance to visit Dunbar Cave State Natural Area in Clarksville, Tennessee, and 
to support our state parks is happening this Saturday, May 25th, at the annual 
"Spring Fling" beginning at 7:00 a.m. with a bird hike, followed by nature 
programs throughout the day including a snake program with herpetologists, a 
wildflower hike, a raptor program by Marti Rush, presentations on backyard bird 
habitat by TWRA, history of Dunbar Cave, hiking the Appalachian Trail tales, 
and ending with canoeing on the lake.  So, come for one or all of the 
activities.  I'll be happy to give more details if anyone is interested.  

As you might know this park has taken a beating from our legislature so this is 
an opportunity to show your support for our state parks as well as having a day 
with nature.  

My husband, Steve and I were at Radnor Lake on the 21st.  Steve is an avid 
birder but not too keen on going somewhere specifically to add a species to our 
life list.  If we happen to be somewhere that there are birds we've never seen 
before---great, but we don't actually search them out.  The stories from Frank 
Fekel, however, induced Steve to want to see these birds.  So thanks Frank for 
being such a wonderful story teller and for being so kind in helping us to try 
to find the birds when we arrived at Radnor Lake.  They were truly illusive 
birds requiring an incredible amount of patience to locate.  We had given up in 
finding either warbler and were heading back to the car when I saw a movement 
in the bushes not but 10 feet from us.  It was a lovely siting of a mourning 
warbler, not a long siting (maybe 45 seconds) but long enough to ooh and aah.  
So thinking that might be a strategy, we retraced our steps, sat down at the 
"artists bench" for awhile and then walked stealthily back towards the location 
of the mourning warbler.  Lo and behold another movement, this one mouse like.  
Again, not but a few feet off the trail at the same location---a Connecticut 
warbler, sitting in a bush very quietly.  We had a long look at this one.  The 
eye ring was vivid and I was surprised at how much it looked like a small 
thrush.   On the way out we had a great look at a Canada warbler singing its 
heart out.  

Thanks again, Frank.   We also enjoyed meeting Phillip and David.  Radnor Lake 
State Natural Area is a treasure. 

Debbie (a.k.a Linda) Hamilton
Clarksville (Montgomery Co.), Tennessee

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