Good to see you all, if only in passing this morning. To add to the list, we had a very vocal CANADA WARBLER on our way back down the road towardthe parking lot near the creek. Also of note, we watched a pair of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS in a possible mating dance for several minutes. They wouldfly upwards from a low perch "beak-to-beak" in a slow, deliberate ascension, only to separate briefly and pair back up next to each other on another perch.Repeat, etc, etc... This location is within a 25 yard radius of the nest that hangs over the road, just before the first "gravel" section as one walks up the hill towards the lake,from the West (Visitor Center) parking lot. The tree hangs over the road from the right (west) side as you walk up the hill... it's a fun challenge to find, evenwhen I know where it is!!! Photo attached. Any thoughts about these types of displays being mating or territory related? Also, walking along the road on the SW side of the Lake just before the first "landslide", we heard (what seemed like) several BLACKPOLL WARBLERS (could have been the same bird, sallying high above us and traveling in the same direction). Looking forward to seeing friends and meeting new ones this weekend, Ed SchneiderDavidson Co. Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:15 -0500 Subject: [TN-Bird] NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results From: bnabirder@xxxxxxxxx To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Radnor Lake State Natural AreaNashville-Davidson Co. TN16 May 2012 The last of this year's Spring 2012 walks at Radnor Lake sponsored by the Nashville Chapter of TOS took place in brilliant sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. While the birding was a bit slow, we did get good looks at a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER in the parking lot before we got underway and we got a fine look at a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. A male SUMMER TANAGER stayed low to the ground lake side so that we all got a good view. But no doubt the highlight, perhaps a bit gruesome, was watching a BARRED OWL swoop down to catch a large frog and carry it off to an exposed branch where the bird gave us quite a frog anatomy lesson as it pulled its prey apart. Thanks to all who participated this spring and a special thank you Susan Hollyday, who always keeps an accurate checklist for the group, and to Scott Block who filled in on three occasions to keep the group on track and who forwards the results to the Radnor Lake staff each week. Here's a recap of today's walk: 43 species Canada Goose 12 Wood Duck 17 Mallard 3 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 1 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 White-eyed Vireo 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Philadelphia Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Swainson's Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Field Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 5 Northern Cardinal 15 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 2 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 4 Kevin Bowden Nashville, TN
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