Christmas ‘land’ Bird Count – December 17, 2022
Please join our Chapter as we participate in the 122nd Audubon Christmas Bird Count! Our 'land' count will take place on Saturday, December 17th, 2022. With 9 'pieces of the circle' there are many options and habitats to count. Our circle includes Bells Bend, Harpeth East, Harpeth West, Highway 70, Owl's Hill, Popular Creek, Radnor
Christmas ‘lake Bird Count – Sunday, January 1st, 2023
Our annual Lake Christmas bird count will take place on January 1st, 2023. This count encompasses Percy Priest Lake, Old Hickory Lake and surrounding areas as well as Shelby Bottoms. Mark your calendars and look for additional information as time draws near.
January Monthly Meeting – 19th
Join us for our monthly meeting on January 19th at 7:15 pm at Radnor Lake State Park Visitor's Center. Everyone is welcome! This month's program will highlight Alaska. Those who have been to Alaska always remember the first glimpses of the snow-capped mountains as they fly into the state. The seabirds and whales of Kenai Fjord,
NTOS Field Trip – Crooked Branch and Peeler Park – January 21st
Part of Nashville’s impressive greenway system, these two smaller and perhaps under-birded parks are both located close to one another in northern Davidson County making them ideal to explore together. Crooked Branch contains a seasonal wetland, and if conditions are right hosts large numbers of wintering waterfowl. It also has a one-mile paved loop trail
February Monthly Meeting – 16th
Please join us for our regular monthly meeting on February 16th at Radnor Lake State Park at 7:15 pm. Everyone is welcome. This month we will hear about the great conservation work being done at the Nashville Zoo. Zoos have come a long way from being 'just menageries'. Today, the Nashville Zoo and hundreds of
NTOS Field Trip to Robertson County with Tony Lance – February 18th
Come join our annual tradition of winter birding in Robertson County! 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, numerous sparrows (including White-crowned, Savannah, and occasionally Vesper), Loggerhead Shrikes, and Merlin. We will explore several
Join us for our Monthly meeting – March 16th
Our March monthly meeting will take place on March 16th at 7:15 pm at Radnor Lake State Park Visitor's Center. Everyone is welcome to attend. This month NTOS members Chris Sloan, will discuss and share pictures of his adventure with Graham Gerdeman, and Mike Smith on their ten day trip to Guatemala. Aside from having some
Saturday April 15th – Field trip to Vesta Cedar Glade, Rutherford County
Saturday, April 15th – Birds, Butterflies, and Blooms – Vesta Cedar Glade, Rutherford County Come join Richard Connors and Mike Smith for a naturalist experience in one of the most unique ecosystems in Tennessee – the cedar glade! Cedar glades are characterized by shallow, rocky soils which limits the growth of most woody plants, and
NTOS Field Trip – Bells Bend Park – March 25th
Join us for an early spring outing as we explore the overgrown fields and pastures of Bells Bend Park. We’ll begin just before dawn at Bells Bend Park to look and listen for owls and American Woodcock, the males of which hopefully will still be “peenting” and displaying their way into the hearts of the
FIRST of season RADNOR LAKE BIRD WALK…WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19TH
Join NTOS as we celebrate spring with our annual Wednesday morning walks...the first is April 19th. Meet at 7:30 am in the west parking lot of Radnor Lake SP near the kiosks. Jerry Webb will be your leader today. We talk the same route each time so if you're running late or stuck in morning
Monthly Meeting….April 20th
Monthly Meeting - Radnor Lake Visitor's Center off Otter Creek Rd. 7 pm All welcome... Prrogram - Finn Goodwin-Bain – Bird Safe Nashville film Finn Goodwin-Bain, a recent graduate of Belmont University, made a short documentary film with the help of other Belmont students. This film, Bird Safe Nashville, is about birding, the decline of
Second WEDNESDAY MORNING RADNOR WALK…APRIL 26TH
Join NTOS as we celebrate spring with our annual Wednesday morning walks...our second walk is April 26th. . Meet at 7:30 am in the west parking lot of Radnor Lake SP near the kiosks. Tom Seador will be your leader today. We talk the same route each time so if you're running late or stuck