Big 5Dickson County, Middle TNGood right now
Montgomery Bell State Park
3,700 acres of rolling upland hardwood forest, hemlock ravines, and gravel-bottom streams on the Western Highland Rim — a completely different ecosystem from Memphis bottomlands. Classic habitat for Wood Thrush, Hooded Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Wild Turkey.
Species here
9
Best months
5
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Access
Free
Habitat
4
woodland · river · wetland · lake reservoir
Signature birds
M
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
“Forest Flute”
SB
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
“Hoodie”
SB
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
“Kentucky”
SB
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
“LOWA (birder abbreviation)”
SB
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
“YTVI (birder abbreviation)”
SB
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
“Pee-zay bird”
YR
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
“Turkey”
SB
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
“WEWA (birder abbreviation)”