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West TennesseeMississippi Flyway★★★★★ Must-visit

Reelfoot Lake

Bald Eagle capital of Tennessee · 400+ wintering eagles

County
Lake/Obion
Acreage
15,280
From Memphis
2 hr
Habitat
Earthquake-created lake (1811–
Earthquake-created lake (1811–12) with cypress swamp

Signature birds

  • Bald Eagle
  • American White Pelican
  • Sandhill Crane

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

Full written guide: See content/trips/reelfoot-lake.md in the repo for habitat breakdown, trail picks, species-by-species reasoning, and April timing notes.