Field Trip
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FINAL 2025 Radnor Lake Spring Migration walk – May 14th
Join NTOS for our annual spring migration walk at Radnor Lake State Park. The walk begins at 7:30 am on May 14th from the parking lot outside the Visitor's Center off Otter Creek Rd. Look for the group to gather at the base of the parking lot. The route is up the road, acros the
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NTOS Field Trip – Saturday, May 17th
We will explore the fields and woods of Bells Bend Park in the hopes of locating not only all of the breeding birds found here (which include bobwhite, buntings, orioles, chat, yellowthroat, Prairie and Blue-winged Warblers, and in the last few years, Dickcissel), but also some of the later migrating warblers, flycatchers, and grassland birds
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NTOS Field Trip – Saturday, June 7th
Located in northern Sumner County, Larkspur contains one of the finest examples of mature hardwood forest in our region, and together with the adjacent Nature Conservancy property at Taylor Hollow they support large numbers breeding tanagers, thrushes, and warblers, including Cerulean. The area also contains a small cedar glade and several grassy fields which complete
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FIELD TRIP – Saturday, September 20th
Saturday, September 20th – Ravenwood/Lytle Park, Nashville We’ll explore Nashville’s newest park around the peak of fall migration. Last October’s field trip to Lytle proved very pop- ular so we’ll visit again about a month earlier to search for a different assortment of migrants in this very under-birded spot. This will also allow us to
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Saturday, October 11th – Field Trip
Saturday, October 11th – Fremont Farm, Davidson Co.: We’re excited to return to the beautiful Fremont Farm for a fun morning of birding. Ari Fremont, a passionate young birder, and his family have once again graciously invited us to explore their stun- ning 45-acre private property nestled between Nolensville and Smyrna in southeastern Davidson County.
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November 1st – Field Trip
Saturday, November 1st – Duck River Unit, Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge For our November walk, we will be guided by Daniel Redwine as we continue our annual tradition of visiting the Duck River Unit just before its seasonal closure. This beautiful refuge is a prime birding spot in early November, with large numbers of waterfowl
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2025 Christmas Bird Count
The NTOS 2025 Christmas Bird Counts dates will be Saturday, December 20th and Thursday, Januaary 1st. Information will be forthcoming as time draws nearer....but mark those calendars and join us for this annual event.