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‘LAKE’ Christmas Bird Count – January 1st, 2024
Join NTOS for our TWO annual Christmas Bird Count. The second is the 'lake' count which will take place on Monday, January 1. 2024. Count leaders will be getting in touch with those who have counted before with details for their areas. However if you've never counted with us and would like to do
The January 18th monthly meeting has been CANCELLED due to present and pending weather….
The monthly meeting, scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 18th has been CANCELLED. With current snow, a pending minor thaw and then more snow predicted for Thursday we decided it was the safest decision. See everyone next month! Be safe, keep warm and enjoy your birds!!
Big Sandy/Pace Point Trip – January 20, 2024 – HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
**Due to ROAD CONDITIONS AND weather this field trip to Pace Point has been CANCELLED. Law Enforcement in the area reports that NO roads have been plowed past the Big Sandy Market and roads into the Refuge there are icy and snowpacked. If you have any questions please contact Mike Smith - ms722@bellsouth.net and put
Monthly meeting – February 15, 2024 – 7 pm
Join us for our monthly meeting on February 15th. Mike Smith will prsent a program on his adventures last year in Belize. Everyone is welcome!
February 17, 2024 – Field Trip to Bells Bend
We will take a mid-winter tour through Bells Bend Park. We’ll start just before dawn in search of owls and wood- cock: this is a great time of year to watch woodcock dis- playing in the fields behind the nature center. Once things lighten up, we’ll wander along one of the main trails which loops
March Monthly meeting – March 21, 2024
Join us for our monthly meeting on March 21st at 7 pm. Tim Lenz will be presenting "Birding Tech Evolution: eBird's Impact and Beyond" Tim Lenz, software developer, lifelong birder, and a recent Co-Founder of BirdingApp, will be sharing a unique perspective on the timeline and development of some of the most popular and lesser-known
March 23, 2024 – Bledsoe State Park Field Trip
Join Tim Loyd for an early spring outing to explore Bledsoe Creek State Park located just east of Gallatin. Bledsoe Creek packs a lot of different habitats into a rela- tively small area, making it one of the top birding destina- tions in Sumner County. It contains a mix of bottomland forest, a small marsh,
First Spring Migration Radnor Walk – April 17, 2024
Radnor Lake Visitors Center 1160 Otter Creek Rd, Oak Hill, United StatesJoin us for the first of 4 Wednesday morning spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park. Walks begin at 7:30 am outside the Visitor's Center off Otter Creek Rd. We take the same route each time so if you get caught in traffic or can't get there right at 7:30 am you can catch
Monthly meeting – Thursday, April 18, 2024
Radnor Lake Visitors Center 1160 Otter Creek Rd, Oak Hill, United StatesNTOS monthly meeting Thursday, April 18th at 7 pm. Program: Ecuador is considered to be one of the most diverse places on earth and that diversity comes the astonishing fact of being the Country who hosts the most hummingbird species in all the Americas - 132 hummingbirds to be exact; which is over 40% of
Saturday, April 20th – Field Trip to Bowie Nature Park
Join Graham Gerdeman and Mike Smith for a visit to this under-birded gem in Williamson County. Consisting of extensive stands of deciduous hardwoods and pine forests, as well as several small lakes and ponds, Bowie’s varied habitat should attract a good variety of birds, especially as spring migration heats up in mid-April. It is also
2nd Wednesday morning Spring walk – April 24th, 2024
Radnor Lake Visitors Center 1160 Otter Creek Rd, Oak Hill, United StatesJoin us for the second of 4 Wednesday morning spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park. Walks begin at 7:30 am outside the Visitor's Center off Otter Creek Rd. We take the same route each time so if you get caught in traffic or can't get there right at 7:30 am you can catch
Annual TOS Spring Meeting – Knoxville – April 26-28th.
TOS Spring Meeting April 26-28, 2024 Join us in Knoxville for the TOS Spring Meeting April 26-28, 2024. Great birding, great people, great part of the state, what’s not to like? We’ll have a Friday evening reception, field trips Saturday and Sunday mornings (and possibly a Saturday afternoon outing), Board of Directors Meeting Saturday afternoon,