August field to Shelby Bottoms will take place on Saturday, August 28th. We will start on Mission Hill, and then work our way down to explore the overgrown fields and woods of Phase 1 of the bottoms. We’ll then make the short drive over to Phase 3 (at the end of Welcome Lane) for a

Just over an hour and a half south of Nashville (and a straight shot down I-65), lies Wheeler NWR in Decatur, AL. Positioned at the southern end of the U-shaped Tennessee River Valley, it is a key wintering site for waterbirds.  Long famous for its staggering numbers of wintering Sandhill Cranes, it is also home to

Come join us as we explore the beautiful pastoral landscape of Robertson County in search of the special wintering birds that are found in this unique habitat.  There are thousands of acres of rolling farmland home to Horned Larks and Eastern Meadowlarks year around which are joined in the winter by American Pipits, Lapland Longspurs,

THE FIELD TRIP SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12TH TO PERCY PRIEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO POTENTALLY HAZARDOUS ROADS AND ICY TEMPERATURES.

By mid-April, many neotropical migrants will be arriving back in Middle Tennessee; some will stay to breed, while others will continue their northward journey to more northern latitudes.  Come join Graham Gerdeman as we seek out these new arrivals at one of Nashville’s hidden gems:  The Burch Reserve.  Part of the greater Warner Parks system,

Come join Tim Loyd as he leads us on a tour of a relatively new birding hotspot in northern Sumner County.  As part of the Highland Rim, 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 one

**Recent geopolitical events have made this a tentative trip as this field trip takes place on an active military installation.  We will provide updates via TN-Birds, Facebook, and the NTOS website as we get closer to confirm if this field trip will take place. Come join Daniel Moss as he leads us through the back

As anyone familiar with Middle Tennessee’s avifauna knows, the Duck River unit of the Tennessee NWR is one of the top birding hotspots in the region.  By early September, shorebird migration should be in full swing, and wading birds (herons and egrets) should still be present in good numbers.  Land bird migration should be ticking

We hope that you will join other members of NTOS for our annual fall count.  This important citizen science project allows us to track long-term population trends of species and can be a vital part of making informed conservation decisions…and the best part – no experience is necessary, just bring your enthusiasm and a pair

Fall is a great time to explore the overgrown fields and forest edges of Bells Bend Park.  Bells Bend is a premier location for sparrows, and by mid-October, we should encounter several species as they are either migrating through or returning to spend the winter.  We’ll also search for any lingering neotropical migrants.  The morning