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.
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