Events
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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
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4th and final Wednesday morning Spring migration walk at Radnor Lake State Park – May 13th
Join us for these ever popular Wednesday morning Spring migration walks at Radnor Lake State Park on May 13th. 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 migration walk at Shelby Bottoms – Phase 3 – May 14th
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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Field Trip May 16th – Bells Bend Park (Davidson County) – 6:30 am
Join us as we explore one of the most popular birding areas in Davidson County, Bells Bend Park. Mike Smith will lead us as we explore the fields and woods of Bells Bend Park in search of the birds found here including Northern Bobwhite, Indigo Bunting, Orchard and Baltimore Orioles, Yellow-breasted Chat, Common Yellowthroat, Prairie
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May 21st Monthly meeting – 7 pm
Tonight's program is a reschedule from our 'missed' February meeting due to the damage from the ice storm. We hope you'll join us... May 21st – “Smart Yards and Bird-friendly Habitats” – presented by Gretchen Judkins Join Gretchen Judkins from Tennessee Smart Yards to learn about the nine principles of Smart Yards and how they connect
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Field trip June 6th: Evening trip to Cedars of Lebanon (with the Lebanon TOS) – Time TBA
Join NTOS and the Lebanon chapter of TOS for a special evening outing at Cedars of Lebanon State Park on Saturday, June 6th. The evening will begin with a visit to the park’s Native Plant & Butterfly Garden, followed by a guided exploration of nearby glade habitat in search of nightjars such as Common Nighthawks,
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June 18th Monthly meeting – 7 pm…
June 18 – “Birding the Canary Islands and Morocco” – presented by Ron Hoff Ron will talk about a 19-day trip he and his wife took to target the endemic birds of the Canary Islands and Morocco. The trip started in the Canary Islands and then they flew a short distance to Agadir, in Morocco, for
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Special August Field Trip…AUGUST 5TH PURPLE MARTINS…
Downtown Nashville- Korean Veterans Blvd (Davidson Co.) Wednesday, August 5th at 7:30 pm. Join the Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society (NTOS) for a special evening birding event as we gather to witness the spectacular evening roost of thousands of Purple Martins in downtown Nashville. In recent weeks, large numbers of Purple Martins have