January 22nd – Wheeler NWR, Decatur, AL: Just over an hour and a half south of Nashville (and a straight shot down I-65), lies Wheeler NWR in Decatur, AL. Positioned at the southern end of the U-shaped Tennessee River Valley, it is a key wintering site for waterbirds. Long famous for its staggering numbers of
January 20th NTOS meeting has been cancelled
Due to the uptick in COVID cases in Tennessee and our January speaker postponing her to a later date, the January 20th NTOS has been cancelled. We will make all attempts to move forward with our February 17th meeting. Until then, stay well and be safe. Cyndi Routledge, President
“CBC Lake Count” RESCHEDULED due to weather
Due to inclement weather forecast for Saturday Jan. 1st, the Hickory-Priest 'lake' CBC will be run on FRIDAY Dec. 31. If you had planned to participate in this Nashville area count, please make note of the change. Thank you, Richard Connors TNHP count coordinator email: didymops07@gmail.com or rconnorsphoto@aol.com text: 615-330-7142
TOS Annual Spring Meeting – Memphis, Tennessee – April 22-24, 2022
2022 TOS SPRING STATE MEETING MEMPHIS, TENNEESSEE, APRIL 22 – 24, 2022 The Memphis chapter invites all TOS members to the Spring Meeting, to be held April 22 – 24, 2022. Friday night registration, the Board of Director’s meeting on Saturday, and Saturday dinner and program will all be held in the conference room immediately
NTOS Meeting – December 16th at 7 pm
Please join the Nashville chapter of TOS for our monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec 16 at the Radnor Lake State Park visitor’s center, 1160 Otter Creek Road. We will gather at 7:00 and the meeting will start at 7:15. Ken Oeser will be giving this month’s program. He will share photos from his trip through
NTOS CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
NTOS will participate in Audubon's 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count once again this year!! Our 'land' count will take place on Saturday, December 18th and the 'lake' count on January 1, 2022. If you're interested in participating in one or both counts please contact Cyndi Routledge - routledges@bellsouth.net and she'll make it happen. It's
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ACTION ALERT OCTOBER 11, 2021 "Recovering America's Wildlife Act 2021" “A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Results of 2021 Fall Bird Count
Here are the results of the fall 2021 count for Davidson and surrounding areas. Highlights were a ruddy turnstone in the Old Hickory area, a handful of red-headed woodpeckers in Cheatham County, and an influx of blue jays everywhere. 58 members took part in the count. Canada Goose 143 Wood Duck 18 Gadwall 4 American
Call for Volunteer at the Purple Martin Roost in Nashville…
Warner Park is looking for volunteers to visit the Purple Martin roost in downtown Nashville nightly, to monitor activity educate the public and report observations back to Warner Park. Information and sign-up forms can be found at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4da5ac2da3f8c34-purple1 Additional information can be obtained by contacting Warner Park.
Spectacular Purple Martin Show is underway in Nashville…
The annual spectacular gathering of Purple Martins is underway in the trees outside the Nashville Symphony. In 2020,an estimated 100,000-150,000 martins roosted in trees around the Nashville Symphony Center (36.1601, -86.7762) and this year is shaping up to be even more incredible. The Martin will continue to gather there through early September. They begin swirling in