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 great place for shorebirds, gulls and terns, waders, and waterfowl next to I-40 about 40 miles west of Knoxville.

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

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 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 her 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

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