Birding Sites In East Tennessee


Cove Lake State Park - A popular site for waterbirds and songbirds in Campbell County.

Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery, Clinton - A good site for shorebirds, waders, and waterfowl close to Knoxville.

Elizabethton Area - Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area and the nearby Linear Trail are reliable places for Yellow-crowned Night Herons, waterfowl, and songbirds.

Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area - A great place in Morgan County for forest birds, wildflowers, and hiking.

Kyker Bottoms Refuge - A prime area for wetland and grassland species in southwest Blount County.

Jefferson City Area - The Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area is a productive wetland area and Cherokee Dam is good for herons, gulls, terns, and other waterbirds.

Kingston Steam Plant - A historically great place for shorebirds, gulls and terns, waders, and waterfowl next to I-40 about 40 miles west of Knoxville. Unfortunately, its future for birds is in doubt.

Norris Dam Area - Several sites offering a variety of habitats about 20 miles north of Knoxville.

Rankin Bottoms Area - One of the best areas for shorebirds and other waterbirds in East Tennessee, located about an hour from Knoxville and the Tri-Cities.

Standifer Gap Marsh - An easily accessible wetland area in Chattanooga.

Sharps Ridge, Knoxville - One of the best sites around for migrant songbirds in the spring.

Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge - A riverside grassland and woodlot complex close to Knoxville.

Some Birding Sites in East Tennessee
Areas mostly north and east of Knoxville 

Kingsport Birding Trail - Birding sites in Kingsport.

Some Birding Sites in the Chattanooga Area

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Click here an overview of the Park's birdlife and here for a checklist of the Park's birds.  For information on current conditions in the park, including road closures, check the park web site or call 865-436-1200.

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Click here for an overview of the Area's bird life and here for a checklist of the Area's birds. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Cherokee National Forest
Information about Tennessee's only National Forest. 
Click here for a checklist of birds of the Cherokee National Forest.
Click here for information on bird-finding in the Forest. 

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Click here for a list of the Park's birds.

Checklist of Greene County birds

Click here for East Tennessee sites described on the Tennessee Watchable Wildlife website.

Interested in submitting a description of your favorite site? Contact the webmaster at info@tnbirds.org.

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