Eighteen participants took part in the NTOS field trip to Shelby Bottoms in Nashville last Saturday: starting in Phase 3 of the bottoms, we enjoyed a leisurely stroll along the paved path, abiding the ebbs and flows of bird activity that is so often the case during fall migration. We encountered three widely spaced mixed
Saturday, September 14th – Shelby Bottoms (Phase 3 and Cornelia Fort)* As fall migration heats up, we plan to check out one of the best spots in Nashville for weary migrants to rest and refuel. We’ll meet at the Forrest Green Trailhead, otherwise known as the entrance to Phase 3. We will bird the paved
Check out the annual upate to checklists, tax and name changes...brought to you by Michael Retter of the American Bird Association. https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21wuYzKxQ6DE9cDWkJR_ajdI_jhJ7KurjcLYig2nxiNi7NZrIzwi3MlqQ_aem_4ZgrwcgFCMUfjXCXc0JEuQ
There are no monthly meetings in July and August of each summer. Please join us as we 'flock' back together on September 19th with a Pot Luck celebration beginning at 6 pm. Have a safe and wonderful summer!!
Eleven participants took part in last Saturday's field trip to the Green Door Gourmet. Although weather forecasts called for the potential of rain throughout the morning, the weather cooperated perfectly and it remained pleasant and dry. As we started down toward the river, one of the participants spotted a hawk on a distant snag near one
Here are the results of our recent count, which was held May 4. Canada Goose - 71 Wood Duck - 49 Mallard - 104 Blue-winged Teal - 6 Lesser Scaup - 15 Red-breasted Merganser - 11 Northern Bobwhite - 16 Wild Turkey - 30 Common Loon - 2 Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Double-crested Cormorant -
Green Door Gourmet Organic Farm Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 6:30am We will tour this 200+ acre working organic farm which is nestled along the Cumberland River right across from Bells Bend Park. Featuring a mix of cedar forest, upland hardwoods, and large agricultural fields, it forms a habitat mosaic that should attract a wide variety
The May 8th Radnor Lake migration walk has been CANCELLED due to the potential for dangerous storms. We regret this but want everyone to be safe so we're erring on the side of caution. We'll see you in the Fall for more migration walks. Thank you for understanding and be safe!
David Hanni and Intern Maddy are collecting informaiton on their ongoing Colonial Waterbird Study. If you know of an active Rookery in Tennessee, please send the latitude and longitude of said location to David at TWRA. His address is David.Hanni@tn.gov. The more eyes out there looking the more information we can gather. Thank you!!
The Great Backyard Bird Count will take place on FEBRUARY 16-19, 2024...we hope you'll take part in this world-wide citizen science project! For more informaiton and details on how easy it is to participate check out this link...https://www.birdcount.org/#:~:text=Join%20the%20world%20in%20connecting,learn%20more%20about%20the%20count.&text=Birds%20are%20everywhere%2C%20all%20the,%2C%20count%2C%20and%20celebrate%20birds.