Radnor Lake, Nashville, TN - Wed May 11, 2016 6:30am-11am
Approximately 20 birders turned out for the final Wednesday Walk at Radnor Lake
this morning. Overall it was an excellent day both in species count and in
overall numbers. The convenient weather we had come through last night probably
had something to do with that. 88 Species were seen and a couple of our warbler
counts tripped the eBird count filter (which is always my goal ;-) ). The day
started a little earlier for me (around 6:30am) personally as the third warbler
species I had of the morning was a CONNECTICUT Warbler- just off to the right
barely 50 ft into the first trail from the west parking lot. Unfortunately, by
the time others arrived we could not hear or see it again. At 7:30 after the
group skulked around looking for the Connecticut, we went up the paved road and
over the dam, spillway, and eventually to Grassy Point. The highlights of the
day were definitely the 8 (at least) BLACKBURNIAN Warblers, which I believe
most of the group got stunning elongated views of, a single GOLDEN-WINGED
Warbler spotted by Jan Shaw, a WILSON's warbler, 3 CANADA Warblers, 15+
BAY-BREASTED Warblers, 8(ish) CHESTNUST SIDED Warblers, 12ish BLACKPOLL and
BLACK-THROATED GREEN Warblers. Overall 25 species of Warbler were counted.
Other highlights were all the expected thrush species and great views at more
Philadelphia Vireos. Full list below. Great way to end the Radnor Wednesday
season!
NOTE: Full species list compiled from group sightings as well multiple
individual sightings. 88 speciesCanada Goose 9Wood Duck 6Wild Turkey
2Double-crested Cormorant 1Great Blue Heron 2Black Vulture 1Turkey Vulture
6Sharp-shinned Hawk 1Cooper's Hawk 1Spotted Sandpiper 1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3Barred Owl 1Chimney Swift 4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Belted Kingfisher 1Red-bellied Woodpecker 2Downy Woodpecker 10Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker 1Pileated Woodpecker 2Peregrine Falcon 1 Flyover- seen by one
member of the group.Eastern Wood-Pewee 8Acadian Flycatcher 9Least Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe 2Great Crested Flycatcher 1Eastern Kingbird 2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo 1Philadelphia Vireo 4Red-eyed Vireo 15Blue Jay 6American
Crow XNorthern Rough-winged Swallow 4Barn Swallow 8Carolina Chickadee XTufted
Titmouse XWhite-breasted Nuthatch 4Carolina Wren 10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XRuby-crowned Kinglet 1Eastern Bluebird 2Veery 1Gray-cheeked Thrush 1Swainson's
Thrush 10Wood Thrush 6American Robin 2Northern Mockingbird 1Cedar Waxwing
XOvenbird 1Louisiana Waterthrush 3Northern Waterthrush 2Golden-winged Warbler 1
Light gray body, golden patch on wings and golden head, black throat and
auricularsBlack-and-white Warbler 2Prothonotary Warbler 1Tennessee Warbler
2Connecticut Warbler 1 Seen off of the trail from the West parking lot about
50ft from the trailhead sign. On right side of the path, amongst thick
understory. Spotted on right side of path about 10ft from railing. Was able to
get a few decent looks at it as it moved into dense coverage- full slate gray
head, throat and breast, with complete light-colored eyering, drab gray back.
Saw 3-4 times briefly, then it went out of sight for a few minutes and I heard
it sing a little further up the path.Kentucky Warbler 2Hooded Warbler 2American
Redstart 5Cape May Warbler 1Northern Parula 4Magnolia Warbler 10Bay-breasted
Warbler 15 Safe countBlackburnian Warbler 8 Accurate countYellow Warbler
2Chestnut-sided Warbler 8Blackpoll Warbler 12Palm Warbler 3Yellow-rumped
Warbler 6Yellow-throated Warbler 2Black-throated Green Warbler 12Canada Warbler
3Wilson's Warbler 1Field Sparrow 2White-throated Sparrow 3Summer Tanager
4Scarlet Tanager 1Northern Cardinal XRose-breasted Grosbeak 4Indigo Bunting
1Red-winged Blackbird 2Common Grackle 2Brown-headed Cowbird 3Orchard Oriole
1House Finch 2American Goldfinch XJoshua StevensonNashville, TN
