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Immediate request for volunteer….Area Leader for January 1st Christmas Bird Count

We need your help!!  Are you interested in being the Area Leader for the Donelson/ Pennington Bend and the Metro Center Route for the January 1st, 2025 NTOS Christmas Bird Count??  We could sure use your help!! For more information or to volunteer, please call Tarcila Fox - 615-405-8625!

By |2024-11-20T08:33:36-06:00November 20th, 2024|Counts, News|Comments Off on Immediate request for volunteer….Area Leader for January 1st Christmas Bird Count

IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT

On Thursday, October 3, 2024 the Tennessee State Legislature will meet to consider changes in how the State protects our wetlands - reviving an issue that sparked intensive debate earlier this year when the Bill was first introduced to roll back environmental oversight over nearly half a million acres of the State’s fragile ecosystems.   

By |2024-09-30T13:00:22-05:00September 30th, 2024|News|Comments Off on IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT

September 21st Field Trip results…

Eighteen participants took part in the NTOS field trip to Shelby Bottoms in Nashville last Saturday:  starting in Phase 3 of the bottoms, we enjoyed a leisurely stroll along the paved path, abiding the ebbs and flows of bird activity that is so often the case during fall migration.  We encountered three widely spaced mixed

By |2024-09-25T15:29:00-05:00September 25th, 2024|News|Comments Off on September 21st Field Trip results…

Field Trip on Saturday, September 14th…

Saturday, September 14th – Shelby Bottoms (Phase 3 and Cornelia Fort)* As fall migration heats up, we plan to check out one of the best spots in Nashville for weary migrants to rest and refuel.  We’ll meet at the Forrest Green Trailhead, otherwise known as the entrance to Phase 3.  We will bird the paved

By |2024-09-09T16:14:00-05:00September 9th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Field Trip on Saturday, September 14th…

It’s Lumper and Splitter’s favorite time of year…the annual update to checklists and taxa…

Check out the annual upate to checklists, tax and name changes...brought to you by Michael Retter of the American Bird Association.   https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21wuYzKxQ6DE9cDWkJR_ajdI_jhJ7KurjcLYig2nxiNi7NZrIzwi3MlqQ_aem_4ZgrwcgFCMUfjXCXc0JEuQ

By |2024-07-18T17:53:32-05:00July 18th, 2024|News|Comments Off on It’s Lumper and Splitter’s favorite time of year…the annual update to checklists and taxa…

May 18th Field trip summary to Green Door Gourmet

Eleven participants took part in last Saturday's field trip to the Green Door Gourmet.  Although weather forecasts called for the potential of rain throughout the morning, the weather cooperated perfectly and it remained pleasant and dry.  As we started down toward the river, one of the participants spotted a hawk on a distant snag near one

By |2024-05-21T14:26:24-05:00May 21st, 2024|News|Comments Off on May 18th Field trip summary to Green Door Gourmet

2024 Spring Count numbers…

Here are the results of our recent count, which was held May 4. Canada Goose - 71 Wood Duck - 49 Mallard - 104 Blue-winged Teal - 6 Lesser Scaup - 15 Red-breasted Merganser - 11 Northern Bobwhite - 16 Wild Turkey - 30 Common Loon - 2 Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Double-crested Cormorant -

By |2024-05-21T12:26:25-05:00May 21st, 2024|News|Comments Off on 2024 Spring Count numbers…

Field Trip to Green Door Gourmet on Saturday, May 18th

Green Door Gourmet Organic Farm Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 6:30am We will tour this 200+ acre working organic farm which is nestled along the Cumberland River right across from Bells Bend Park.  Featuring a mix of cedar forest, upland hardwoods, and large agricultural fields, it forms a habitat mosaic that should attract a wide variety

By |2024-05-14T11:38:13-05:00May 14th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Field Trip to Green Door Gourmet on Saturday, May 18th

May 8th Radnor Walk – CANCELLED

The May 8th Radnor Lake migration walk has been CANCELLED due to the potential for dangerous storms. We regret this but want everyone to be safe so we're erring on the side of caution. We'll see you in the Fall for more migration walks. Thank you for understanding and be safe!

By |2024-05-07T23:10:17-05:00May 7th, 2024|News|Comments Off on May 8th Radnor Walk – CANCELLED

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