{"id":12094,"date":"2009-07-17T11:01:46","date_gmt":"2009-07-17T15:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=12094"},"modified":"2015-06-18T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T13:48:53","slug":"birding-escapes-radnor-lake-state-natural-area-nashville-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/birding-escapes-radnor-lake-state-natural-area-nashville-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding Escapes: Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><div class=\"article-list list-style alignright\"><h2 class=\"article-list-header\">More From Living Bird<\/h2><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-living-bird-toc\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_image-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_image-1-720x329.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_image-1-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_image-1-480x219.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_image-1.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Tufted Jay by Eduardo I\u00f1igo-Elias.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Summer 2009\u2014Table of Contents<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-living-bird-toc\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird-latest issue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine\u2014Latest Issue<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-article\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird archives\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine Archives<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\">\r\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" id=\"hs-cta-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\">\r\n        <!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]-->\r\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da.png\"  alt=\"subscribe to Living Bird magazine\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n    <script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script>\r\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n        hbspt.cta.load(95627, '096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da', {});\r\n    <\/script>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Nestled among the Tennessee hills, just 20 minutes south of Nashville\u2019s Music Row, lies Radnor Lake State Natural Area, the birding crown jewel of Music City USA.<\/p>\n<p>Radnor Lake is an 85-acre manmade impoundment, built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1914 to supply water for steam locomotives. Not long after its construction, migrating waterfowl began using the lake as a resting and feeding stop. In 1923, the vice president of the railroad proclaimed that Radnor Lake would thenceforth be a wildlife sanctuary. Today the natural area encompasses more than 1,100 acres of the surrounding deciduous forest and is well recognized as Nashville\u2019s greatest birding hotspot.<\/p>\n<p>More than 12 miles of trails wind through the surrounding hillsides, taking visitors to Otter Creek, sloughs, and scenic overlooks. From mid-April through May, Radnor Lake comes alive as migrating warblers, tanagers, thrushes, and other songbirds flood the sanctuary. Breeding migrants of particular interest include Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, and Summer Tanagers. Skulkers, such as the elusive Connecticut and Mourning warblers, peak around May 15 and can be readily found along the Lake Trail. Late fall brings wintering waterfowl, such as Ring-necked Ducks, Canvasbacks, and Common Goldeneyes, and passerines such as Pine Siskins, Purple Finches, and Brown Creepers.<\/p>\n<p>For the photographer, scenic landscapes, small mammals, deer, and birds abound year round. Spring provides dozens of species of wildflowers, blooming dogwoods, and emerging reptiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group well-gray has-lightgray-background-color has-background\">\n<h4>How to Get There<\/h4>\n<p>From the intersection of I-40 and I-65 in Nashville, Tennessee, take I-65 south 8 miles to Old Hickory Boulevard. Go west on Old Hickory Boulevard 1.9 miles to Granny White Pike. Turn right (north) and drive 1.75 miles to Otter Creek Road. Turn right (east), then go 0.25 miles to the sanctuary parking lot on the left.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radnorlake.org\/\">Radnor Lake website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled among the Tennessee hills, just 20 minutes south of Nashville\u2019s Music Row, lies Radnor Lake State Natural Area, the birding crown jewel of Music City USA. 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