I had business in Nashville, Tennessee. When I had some free time, we found a delightful natural area in southern Nashville, called the Radnor Lake Natural Area and Wildlife Refuge. Berry and I immediately felt at home. The autumn leaves were yellow and red, contrasted by the evergreen cedars along the bank. There was a small unpaved path around the lake. It took us about an hour to circumnavigate the lake. There had been a flood last year in the area and the paved part of the path was crumbling. Here are the birds that we saw.
- Pied Billed Grebe
- American Coot
- Mallard
- Lesser Scaup
- Ruddy Duck
- Ring Necked Duck
- Canada Goose
- Great Blue Heron
- Red Tailed Hawk
- Red Shouldered Hawk
- Downy Woodpecker
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Tufted Titmouse
- Carolina Wren
- Carolina Chickadee
- Northern Cardinal
Several times during our walk we encountered White Tailed Deer grazing very close to the path. At several points during the walk the starkly autumnal trees were abuzz with avian activity. It was delightful.
Robert
