Rows of small, round holes in trees indicate that this woodpecker has been in the area. A tiny bird smaller than a warbler with a bright crown is the Golden-crowned Kinglet. The crown patch is yellow in the female, with some additional orange on the male. Although small, these birds are very active. Look for a flittering motion in the trees just overhead.
Many birds are year-round residents of Middle Tennessee.
All of the common feeder birds such as the Northern Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Tufted Titmouse reside at Radnor Lake. Old farmland in the natural area, in varying stages of succession, provides tremendous habitat for rabbits, chipmunks, snakes, and other small animals. Raptors abound above the fields and forest, waiting for a rabbit or squirrel to get caught without adequate cover. The Belted Kingfisher gets an intimate experience with the lake as it hovers over the water, awaiting a fish before it plunges into the water. It is a blue-gray bird, larger than a Robin, with a bushy crest.