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2025 Spring Bird Count Tally

By |2025-05-07T20:35:35-05:00May 7th, 2025|Counts|

Here's the tally of what we saw on the count which was last Saturday the 26th of April: Canada Goose - 103 Wood Duck - 33 Mallard - 131 Blue-winged Teal - 1 Common Goldeneye - 1 Hooded Merganser - 1 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Northern Bobwhite - 8 Wild Turkey - 42 Pacific

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TOS SPRING MEETING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORM

By |2025-03-21T15:59:51-05:00March 21st, 2025|News|

Tennessee Ornithological Society Spring Meeting, 2025 The Chattanooga Chapter will host the 2025 TOS Spring Meeting, May 2-4. We at CTOS are eager to share our scenic city and birding hotspots with you! The meeting sites are a short walk apart, and steps from Aquarium Plaza in downtown Chattanooga. Friday evening’s reception will be held

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Important information from our birder friends at Warner Parks….

By |2025-01-29T16:06:32-06:00January 29th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Dear NTOS member... I am reaching out to you regarding a significant development that could profoundly and negatively impact the ecosystems, and native plants and animals of Warner Parks. A proposal in the Belle Meade Highlands Design and Mobility Implementation Plan currently under consideration, would ultimately result in the construction of

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

By |2024-11-20T08:33:36-06:00November 20th, 2024|Counts, News|

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!

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IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT

By |2024-09-30T13:00:22-05:00September 30th, 2024|News|

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.   

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September 21st Field Trip results…

By |2024-09-25T15:29:00-05:00September 25th, 2024|News|

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

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Field Trip on Saturday, September 14th…

By |2024-09-09T16:14:00-05:00September 9th, 2024|News|

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

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

By |2024-07-18T17:53:32-05:00July 18th, 2024|News|

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

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TOS State Meeting – Sept. 27th to 29th – hosted by Memphis Chapter

By |2024-07-16T14:04:15-05:00July 14th, 2024|Uncategorized|

The Memphis Chapter invites you to the 2024 TOS Fall meeting to be held September 27 – 29 in Millington. Friday night registration and social will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, 5090 Copper Creek Boulevard, from 5 to 8 PM. The Saturday afternoon Board of Director’s Meeting will be held at 2

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