Radnor Lake- Saturday July 10

Radnor Lake State State Park is south of Nashville. The lake is man-made and once belonged to the L and N Railroad. Otter Creek Road, which follows the south shore of the lake, is loved by walkers and bikers and by the birders who find it to be a migration mecca in April and May, when the rare Mourning and Connecticut warblers come through. I have seen snapping turtles 3 ft in circumference in the sloughs along Otter Creek Road, and yesterday I watched a Green Heron stalk down a mossy, half-submerged log and catch a small catfish. There was flood damage. Limestone ledges gave way and brought trees and mud down on the road. The road is open now, however. The eastern portion of the lake is green with duckweed, and I saw several dozen Canada geese and many Wood ducks. Early morning on the weekend is the best time to go. Any other time and you will be caught in traffic Hell.