[TN-Bird] Radnor Lake, 4 MOURNING morning

From: fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:43:37 -0500 (CDT)
Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Davidson Co.
Nashville, TN
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
7-9:30am

Wednesday's game score:
Mourning Warbler 4
Connecticut Warbler 0


Birded Radnor Lake this morning with Phillip Casteel.  We were out in 
front of a group of about 20 birders, who came for the last of the 
Nashville TOS Wednesday Walks.  Although no CONNECTICUT was seen or 
heard we did have 4 male MOURNING WARBLERs, bettering yesterday's
total of 3.  By the end of our walk Phillip was jokingly (at least
I hope it was jokingly) calling them a trash bird.  Three continued 
at the same areas as yesterday and a new one was found on "Grassy 
Point" (the area has grown up and no longer resembles its name) at 
the top of the hill just before the deck on the Lake Trail.  At the
fence, 3 CAROLINA WRENS fledged between the time we walked by the
first time and perhaps an hour or so later when we returned.

There were still good numbers of thrushes including 2 VEERYs.  We had 
nice looks at several other warblers besides the MOURNINGs. Of particular
interest were a stunning male BLACKBURNIAN, several CANADAs, and a 
WILSON'S WARBLER.  When we returned to our cars, the two of us and
Jan Shaw spied a warbler that did not cooperate very well, but we 
finally concluded was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.  The SUMMER TANAGER
with the red-orange head, molting into his summer finery, provided
an interesting distraction before we left in our vehicles.

-- 
Frank Fekel
Tennessee State University
Center of Excellence in Information Systems
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard
Box 9501
Nashville, TN 37209 USA


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