Middle TennesseeWestern Highland Rim★★★★★ Must-visit
Montgomery Bell
Upland forest targets you won't see in Memphis
County
Dickson
Acreage
3,782
From Memphis
3 hr
Habitat
Upland hardwood + hemlock ravi
Upland hardwood + hemlock ravines + streams
Target species
SB
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
“Pee-zay bird”
SB
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
“Hoodie”
SB
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
“Kentucky”
SB
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
“LOWA (birder abbreviation)”
SB
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
“Pine”
YR
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
“Turkey”
M
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
“Forest Flute”
SB
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
“WEWA (birder abbreviation)”
SB
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
“YTVI (birder abbreviation)”
Full written guide: See content/trips/montgomery-bell.md in the repo for habitat breakdown, trail picks, species-by-species reasoning, and April timing notes.