Calendar
Events
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NTOS Monthly meeting – MARCH 19th
The Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society (NTOS) meetings are held at the Radnor Lake Visitors Center at 1160 Otter Creek Road on the third Thursday of every month (except July and August). We usually gather and greet one another at 7:00 pm; have a Business Meeting at 7:15; followed by a program at
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March 21st – Lytle/Ravenwood Park – Davidson County
Come explore Lytle Park, one of the newest gems in Nashville’s expanding park system! Our fall field trips to this park have consistently drawn great interest, and this year we’re switching things up with a visit in a different season. March brings a unique blend of lingering winter species and the earliest signs of spring
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April 18th Field Trip to Harpeth River State Park-Gossett Tract (Cheatham Co.) – 7:00 am
Join NTOS for a spring field trip to the Gossett Tract of Harpeth River State Park (1230 Cedar Hill Rd, Kingston Springs, TN 37082), a scenic riverside property in Kingston Springs. This tract features a mix of open fields, riparian habitat along the Harpeth River, and wooded edges making it an excellent spot to look
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Wednesday Morning Radnor Lake walks…April 22nd – 7:30 am
Join us for these ever popular Wednesday morning Spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park. Meet at the kiosk to the right of the Visitor's Center by 7:30 am. If you get stuck in traffic or are running a bit late...we always take the same route. Up the road, across the spillway and up
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NEW – Thursday Evening Spring Migration walks at Shelby Bottoms – April 23rd
Evening migratoin walk - Shelby Bottoms Park – Phase 3/Forrest Green Trailhead. (Parking lot coordinates: 36.19728, -86.70295). Each evening’s walk will begin at 5:00 pm. We will walk along a flat, paved trail that allows for easy birding. The route will take us straight out from the parking lot, with a left turn at the
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NTOS Spring Bird Count – April 25th
The NTOS Spring bird count will take place on Saturday, April 25th. For more information or to sign up to count please contact Barbara Harris - harrbarbara@bellsouth.net
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2nd Wednesday morning Radnor Lake migration walk – April 29th
Join us for these ever popular Wednesday morning Spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park. Meet at the kiosk to the right of the Visitor's Center by 7:30 am on the 29th. If you get stuck in traffic or are running a bit late...we always take the same route. Up the road, across the
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NEW – Thursday evening spring migration walks at Shelby Bottoms – April 30th
Shelby Bottoms Park – Phase 3/Forrest Green Trailhead. (Parking lot coordinates: 36.19728, -86.70295). Each evening’s walk will begin at 5:00 pm. We will walk along a flat, paved trail that allows for easy birding. The route will take us straight out from the parking lot, with a left turn at the river, looping back to the
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TOS Annual Spring State Meeting – May 1-3, 2026 – Kingsport
We hope you'll consider joining NTOS and the other 9 TOS Chapters in Kingsport for our Annual State meeting. It's a grand opportunity to meet folks from other TOS Chapters from across the State while spring birding at hotspots in Kingsport. There there Field trips on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, a Board of Directors
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Field trip May 2nd to Fremont Property in Davidson County – 7:00 am
Join us for our recurrent spring trip to explore the private 45-acre property of the Fremont family and their avid birder son, Ari, in southeastern Davidson County between Nolensville and Smyrna (8856 Rocky Fork Road, Smyrna, TN 37167). Ari will lead us on a walk through their beautiful mix of gardens, woods, and pastures; all
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3rd Wednesday morning Radnor Lake State Park migration walk – May 6th
Join us for these ever popular Wednesday morning Spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park - May 6th. Meet at the kiosk to the right of the Visitor's Center by 7:30 am. If you get stuck in traffic or are running a bit late...we always take the same route. Up the road, across the
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NEW – Evening Shelby Bottoms Phase 3 migration walk – May 7th
Shelby Bottoms Park – Phase 3/Forrest Green Trailhead. (Parking lot coordinates: 36.19728, -86.70295). Each evening’s walk will begin at 5:00 pm. We will walk along a flat, paved trail that allows for easy birding. The route will take us straight out from the parking lot, with a left turn at the river, looping back to the