[TN-Bird] NTOS Radnor Lake Wednesday morning walk
- From: "Candice & Kevin" <ethden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:51:48 -0500
Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Nashville-Davidson County, TN
01 October 2008
Approximately fifteen birders met in the West Parking lot this morning for
the NTOS-sponsored walk around Radnor Lake. We had another fine morning
under brilliant sunshine with first-of-the-season cool temperatures. We
broke the number 50 for species observed, which included 12 species of
warblers, including a FOS for many, the Yellow-rumped Warbler. While
grouping ourselves in the parking lot, we observed a continuous stream of
Grackles flying overhead.
Here's the breakdown:
Canada Goose 27
Blue-winged Teal 5
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 50
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Eastern Phoebe 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 35
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 8
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 1
Hooded Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 300+
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 6
Our next scheduled walk is Wednesday 08 October at 7:30am. We meet in the
West Parking lot at the Visitor's Center. All are welcome.
Kevin Bowden
Nashville, TN
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