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.
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.
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
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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