Birds of Tennessee Photo Gallery by Bruce Cole at pbase.com

Birds of Tennessee

Welcome to my gallery of birds that can be seen in Tennessee. Although this site is by no means comprehensive, hopefully it captures the majority of birds that are more commonly encountered.....and I'm always working to add more. I appreciate the overwhelming response to my site and all comments are welcome. Please enjoy my photos but bear in mind that all photos on this site are copyrighted and should not be copied/printed without my permission. Like me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/naturalhorizonsphotography and you can also message me there if you are interested in purchasing one of my images. Thanks for stopping by!

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Indigo Bunting	Indigo Bunting	Indigo Bunting	Blue Grosbeak
Eastern Bluebird	Eastern Bluebird	Eastern Bluebird	Eastern Bluebird
Blue Jay	Blue Jay	Carolina Wren	Carolina Wren

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Tstoto		11-Jan-2024 12:28
Wonderful Article! - tstoto

Guest		18-May-2021 00:37
Saw a beautiful bird on the golf course yesterday. Soft black with white markings. Seemed to prefer the ground. Mockingbird size. No song that I heard. Never seen one before. Poor description but I find nothing here that matches in the photos. Ideas?

Jim Fox		21-Jan-2021 00:24
These are so awesome! We run a Winged Wednesday every Wednesday of course :) It was be awesome to have you post a few of these athttp://www.FocalWorld.com for everyone's enjoyment there too.

Guest		26-Sep-2018 15:52
We enjoy your gallery or beautiful bird pictures. Thank you for sharing them.

Teresa		16-Apr-2018 21:44
Teresa I live in Readyville Tn. Your sight is great, I had Baltimore Oriole on my hummingbird feeder this morning. It would not go to seed feeder. It tried to get the water out of the feeder. So I looked on your sight to make sure it was an Oriole. thank you.

Guest		10-Apr-2018 15:02
I am new to Tennessee in the Chattanooga area, and I used your site to identify a cedar waxwing that I kept seeing outside my window at work. Thanks for the great site!

Thomas		17-Aug-2017 12:29
We live in ridgetop,tn. Up the hill from goodlettsville. We have 2 feeders that attract titmouse,nuthatch,chickadee,goldfinch,2 kinds of woodpeckers,warbler,cardinal,bluejay. Also we have pheebee,wren,bluebirds and most recently a scarlet tanager. Thanks for the excellent pictures to help identify

Virginia		07-Apr-2017 02:56
love all birds -thank you keep up the great -great photo shots and names I know these are not the only birds I have seen some I cant put a name to yet.But you have answered a lot of my questions. Thank you and all that capture these beauty's.

Cindy		06-Jan-2017 16:38
Wow these pictures are AMAZING!!!! I'm 31 and I just started watching birds and realizing how amazing they are, I live in Murfreesboro, and just started with about 6 different types of bird food to try to make sure I can feed as many as possible, and ive seen about 18 different species so far, and ive been able to learn what they are because of your photos, so thank you very much for your pictures, they are BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Guest		29-Nov-2016 01:41
I just found your fabulous, informative website. Pictures are excellent. Many thanks, H.Stone in TN.

Pat		18-Nov-2016 21:12
I appreciate finding your site. It is very helpful for a"newbie" in TN.

Guest		19-Oct-2016 15:36
Love your page. We just visited Tenn. and will be locating there as soon as we can. Did not see many birds so we were worried about the Bird population. We have allot of the same species in northern Ca. , but I am glad to know Tenn has more. Can wait to add warblers to my life list. Thanks for your wonderful photos

Joan		07-Apr-2016 20:16
Hey there i Love your Bird pages. Beautiful. Can you tell me Please how to identify the baby birds? I have two that are now about 8 day's old. Just opened there eyes. I guess the storm blew the nest down and my grand son brought them to me. But i have no way of knowing what type birds i have. They are still so tiny. Still don't have all of there feathers. Do you know of a web sight that has pictures of baby birds? I'm in Nashville Tn. I do hope they turn out as Beautiful as some of these birds in the pictures. You have also helped me identify some that eat at my bird feeders everyday. How i Love watching Birds. Never realized how many different types we have here. Thank You for all of your Beautiful Bird pictures. Great Job.

Eva Wike		20-Feb-2016 21:32
Hey you bird lovers down in Nashville: You have your beautiful lakes and wonderful parks! BUT we are near the great Smokey Mountains and have a special 'birding place' called SEVEN ISLANDS in EAST KNOX COUNTY! I am going there soon FOR THE FIRST TIME! Cheers, Eva Nell Mull Wike, PhD (Physics teacher @ Hillsboro High GREEN HILLS, TN

Guest		04-Aug-2015 21:20
Just saw a beautiful pair of what have to be Goldfinch but they are at least twice the size of any I have ever seen - amazed in Green Hills, Nashville.

Howard		20-Jul-2015 16:44
Living in Smyrna, Tennessee I walk my little Dachshund mix in a lovely 1/2 mile paved public park and am always enchanted by the beautiful birds. I always take diced bread to feed the birds, squirrels and bunny rabbits daily. Your photo gallery is absolutely beautiful and has helped me to identify the many birds in our area. Thank you

Guest		21-May-2015 14:34
What beautiful pictures! I love birds but know so little, thank you for helping identify the birds that come every morning outside my bedroom window. I threw some pieces of wheat bread out one day, not knowing if they'd eat it. Boy did they! Now at the same time every day they call me. They chrip until I feed them! ( I know now they are northern mockingjays.) Also I havery fed the Ame Rican Robins that visit me. Thank you.

Tom Duffy		07-May-2015 15:32
Beautiful work. I can now id the red-breasted grosbeak at my feeder. Now I have to decide whether the blue birds that quickly fly by are bluebirds, indigo buntings or blue grosbeaks! Can you suggest a beginner's camera for bird photography? Thanks!

Bruce Cole		30-Apr-2015 00:04
If you have time while in Nashville, check out Radnor Lake....good chance of seeing a Scarlet Tanager there as well as some other great species.

Guest		28-Apr-2015 23:50
Thanks so much for this! We are coming to Nashville in a few days from British Columbia, Canada and wanted to know what birds we might see. Surprisingly to me, a fair number on your site can be found here, too. My hope is to sight a scarlet tanager... what beauty.

Guest		24-Apr-2015 18:13
Love the bird pictures. I have several American goldfinch at my bird feeder around noon every day. I am impressed with this site. Thanks for allowing me to see these beautiful pictures.

Joan Hughes		19-Mar-2015 23:30
Love the photos! Just found out we have 12 kinds of birds in our small backyard - we have heated water for them in the winter and food year around. They are such a joy! Two Eastern Towhee's showed up the other day and I didn't know what they were. Thank you so much - from Hermitage, TN

Tina Mass		12-Mar-2015 01:00
Good Photo

Loretta LaFontaine		28-Feb-2015 18:59
I am enjoying your site very much ... I just seen a house finch this morning ... and lots of robins already ... Is that a sign of early spring ... I hope so .... I am in Murfeesboro Tenn... Ma La

Guest		25-Feb-2015 21:05
I've identified 16 different birds at my feeder, thanks to your site!

Mary		23-Feb-2015 20:53
Wow! Such nice photos! Thanks for sharing!

susan		26-Jun-2014 11:47
I have a mother and baby red bellied woodpecker and mother and baby mocking bird that visit me every day. There are also pine siskins, tufted tits, cardinals and many red small red headed birds that I have not identified that. My morning coffee ritual is so delightful as I have a variety of seeds that are attracting all sorts of beauties!

Linda S. Browning		05-Jun-2014 15:00
I now know that I have house finches visiting my birdbath. I have been trying to identify some small ducks which appear at local lakes every summer. There are always just two of them swimming around with the regular ducks. I call them "police ducks" because they are starkly black and white. Now, of course, I can't remember whether the black is on the top or the bottom of the duck. They are very small as compared to the other ducks. I never see more than two.

Heather		04-Jun-2014 20:10
Great site and pictures! I easily identified the two tree swallows that have a nest in our birdhouse.

Dolores		04-Jun-2014 14:43
Visiting from NY and saw an Orchard Oriole in a tree on Beech Lake in Lexington. What a thrill!I had never seen one before. It let me get quite close and chirped out for a long time.

CajunCircus		01-May-2014 23:28
In Grimsley, TN. Saw 3 rose-breasted grosbeak on a feeder this afternoon. Feeder was loaded with black oil sunflower seeds. First time we've filled the feeders with this and this is the first time we've seen these grosbeak.

Guest		29-Apr-2014 12:22
Just saw my first ever Indigo Bunting in my front yard feeder. Beautiful Bird, thanks to your site I was able to identify.

Guest		20-Apr-2014 00:31
Rose breasted grosbeak.

Guest		20-Apr-2014 00:29
Saw our first one today at our house in Polk county Tn.

carly P		14-Apr-2014 11:28
Pictures are incredible!! I have a bird out here that is calling extra loud. I have lived here outside of Murfreesboro for 19 years and have never heard this bird before. It makes a cawing sound, caw-caw-caw, very clear and loud and off and on day and nite. It is like it is lost. I have hiked around the woods here but cannot find it. It sounds like it should be a large bird but maybe not. This sound familiar to anyone? By the way I have seen an eagle,several hawks and had baby white owls in my screened in porch.

Maureen		04-Mar-2014 14:00
Here's another thank you Bruce for sharing your pictures and birding knowledge! I was able to identify a lone Thrasher seen yesterday pecking at the suet I have hanging off my deck. My indoor kitty "talks" to the birds and is glued to the window as long as theres birds to watch!

Mike D		25-Feb-2014 04:17
I love your site but in error clicked large size and can't get back to normal size photos the site is better than petersons

Curtis B		23-Feb-2014 17:56
What a delightful site! I'm just taking up my interest in birds at the encouragement of my sister in KY. I finally got around to setting out some bird feeders a little over a week ago and was fairly disappointed in that I had no birds....then just this AM, TWO Carolina Chickadees! I'm hooked! I hiked the Appalachian Trail several years ago and was fascinated with all the different kinds of birds in the eastern mountains of the US from Georgia to Maine. This is an excellent site Mr. Cole. Thank you for taking the time to build it. Great pictures.

C Moyer		01-Feb-2014 17:25
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your site! Beautiful pictures! Thank you for naming all of them, as well!most of all...thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents!

Julie Chitwood		06-Jan-2014 21:01
Enjoyed your wonderful pictures. This morning, just after a snow, a beautiful little fluffy black and white bird landed on our railing. Left before I could get a picture. So of fluffed out round looking with a white breast. Possibly a Carolina Chickadee???? We recently moved to Van Buren Co. in Middle TN.

Guest		05-Jan-2014 22:02
Mr. Cole, Thank you very much for sharing these beautiful photos.

Bruce Cole		03-Jan-2014 23:52
My first guess for your "swarming" birds would be starlings...with perhaps a few blackbirds thrown in. Having been down I 81 to Morristown just last week I observed several flocks of these along the interstate. The other possibility is robins which can be found in large flocks this time of year. Waxwings swarm in large flocks as well but don't typically alight on the ground other than to use a water source. Bruce

Guest		03-Jan-2014 17:51
What a beautiful site! I was searching for a bird that we have "swarming" together in our yard. We live in Greeneville, TN and have seen literally hundreds of birds feeding from the ground and flying together in a swarm. They are landing on our house, in the trees and on the ground. I don't know if it is a Pine Siskin, Thrushes or Song Birds. They seem to all do the same thing together at the same time. We also drove through a swarm of these same birds when we were driving on the interstate in the Kingsport area. We just moved to this area from the Northeast and have not seen this before (so many birds flocking together). We have seen flocks of birds, but no where near the number of birds we have seen together here.

Guest		13-Dec-2013 06:04
beautiful, was looking for bird I had seen here in Nashville that I have never seen before and I have lived out in country and tramped the hills and bottom lands around here.

Steve		04-Dec-2013 16:12
Really enjoyed these photos...beautiful!

KA		20-Sep-2013 01:40
Fantastic pictures. I'm finally putting names to birds after years of not knowing what they were. I've seen nearly all of these over the past couple decades in East TN. Thank you!

Aisling		28-Aug-2013 19:51
Dear whoever does this website! BLESS YOU! this is a great website page that I wish that I had heard of a couple years ago! I love to research my backyard birds, and even though I have an Auduboun bird book, I can not always find what I need in there. so thank you ever SO much! LOVE THIS WEBSITE!

Carol Burkhead		27-Jul-2013 13:42
I have fallen in love with my backyard birds. Thanks to your picture gallery, I can identify most of them. Sitting on my porch watching Gods beautiful creatures brings joy and gracefulness to my day.

glenda		08-Jul-2013 19:05
Great joy comes to me as I view your pages and watch the wildlife at my glass doors! Thank you!

Guest		25-Jun-2013 00:50
Great site!

Phyllis		26-May-2013 14:24
What a beautiful site. We live in Germantown, TN and this is the first time we have seen the Eastern Bluebird. Moved here in 1995. When do the bright yellow Gold Finch come through? We have our socks hanging and have only had them once in 2011.

Guest		25-May-2013 19:00
Guest: Thank you for all of the beautiful pictures. Now I know what I am feeding. Love watching the birds, play, fight, and eat!

Guest		23-May-2013 18:47
thanks for helping me identify my two little beautiful tree swallows. I finally got a pic

Guest		14-May-2013 00:50
Thanks for the spectacular photos! My young son spent a great deal of time reviewing them and identifying birds he has seen in our yard. Wonderful site!

Guest		10-May-2013 19:53
Thanks for the wonderful pics. Just wish there were comments about each bird along with the pic. I have been trying to identify a brown thrasher in my yard for a while now. Now I know what it is because your site has nice identifying birds of TN.

Jim & Luann		06-May-2013 21:15
We just saw a Little Green Heron in our backyard by the water. We love your site.

Bob D.		06-May-2013 18:41
Great site! I setup birdfeeders this year, and bookmarked your site ony iPhone. It has helped me ID all the birds coming to the feeders! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pictures. Bob D.

Guest		28-Apr-2013 21:36
I just saw an indigo bunting for the first time. How beautiful.

Brenda		25-Apr-2013 18:24
Michelle, probably a mockingbird. One of our mockingbirds can replicate my husbands whiste to call the horses, I heard it once on a walk and started home, thinking he was calling me, then realized the whistle was about 40 feet above my head in the trees. We really get a kick out of it.

Guest		24-Apr-2013 20:08
Doe E. Thanks for all the pictures.

jerry		23-Apr-2013 20:26
Its a shame i didn't see any Quail in your pictures...guess there not native to tennessee

Michelle		13-Apr-2013 15:15
Thank you for these great pics. They've helped me identify all the birds since moving to Tennessee from California. I was wondering, we have a bird that whistles like a person, do you know which bird that is?

Donald		08-Apr-2013 21:18
Impressive site,I have many Yellow chested large birds , thought they were a type of morning dove,obviously they are not. Thanks for the great Pics.

Guest		26-Mar-2013 23:35
hello, my name is teresa, i love trying to identify the birds coming to my ''feeding board'' this has really helped, altho i'd love to see a cedar waxwing, which has continued to elude me!

Guest		22-Mar-2013 15:46
Joanne I live on the border of 3 states - Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. We see lots of these birds posted on this site and truly enjoy all the pictures. I like being able to know the names of these beautiful birds that come to our feeders. Thank you for the pictures.

Emily		19-Mar-2013 16:08
thank you so much for posting these pics! i have just recently been fascinated by birds and am constantly taking pictures of them, and now I can identify the few I had in my yard that I had no idea what they are. I have several different birds hard to keep up with. Thanks again!

john		15-Mar-2013 17:30
Looking to get some pics of the Baltimore Oriole have not seen any yet.

john		15-Mar-2013 17:25
Great pics !!!

Guest		14-Mar-2013 02:09
we are new to Tennessee. Really appreciate all of your great pictures:-) we have bird feeders all over our yard and truly enjoy seeing the different ones. Great site Thanks for sharing.

Karen		09-Mar-2013 15:11
WOW! Awesome pics. Thanks so much for help in identifying the birds at my feeders.

Guest		16-Feb-2013 17:13
Thank.you for this site. It helped me to identify some of the new birds I have in rate this winter. Beautiful.

kathyjo		13-Feb-2013 16:05
I love this site I moved here from Indiana . I cannot believe all the wonderful birds

Guest		05-Feb-2013 22:58
I am in awe of the beautiful photos on your site. I'm also from east tn and love birdwatching, but I must say there's a lot of birds I haven't seen here, but i m always keeping an eye out.. Although on a recent trip to Arkansas, I had the pleasure of seeing a pair of bald eagles. It was the first time I had seen them in the wild. Amazing!! Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos...

joseantonio		18-Jan-2013 15:04
This is really an amazing collection.Very nice workwith lovely colors...V

Guest		06-Jan-2013 05:34
Fab pix! Absolutely outstanding! How generous of you to catalog & share your work with us. Where do you find the time??? Kudos & thanks, ohioshirey

Jackie		01-Jan-2013 17:04
These are beautiful pictures and very helpful as we just moved to eastern TN. from Fl.

Rebecca		15-Oct-2012 15:06
Thank you for sharing the great beauty of these pictures - and also for their help in identifying our lovely birds. We live in Houston County (Middle Tennessee) near a hunt club of several thousand acres. Last week I saw flying through the forest there a bird I had never seen before. Black, with white wing flashes and bars, it was about the size of an oriole. Might you have any idea of what it could be?

David		17-Sep-2012 03:34
Great site I really enjoyed your pictures. I have a blog at tennesseeoutside.com that I started about six months ago. I hope some day it will look like yours. Keep up the great work!

Juanita Elliott		31-Jul-2012 14:15
Such a wonderful site. The pictures of the birds are very beautiful and have answered questions about birds in my back yard. Thanks for sharing.

Guest		15-Jul-2012 23:50
Great photos! Thanx so much for putting this page together.

Danny		30-Jun-2012 18:08
I recently spent two weeks in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and I found your pictures both helpful and beautiful. Having such clear pictures made identification so easy. Thanks for your gift.

Claudette		12-Jun-2012 17:02
We had a, which looked like a Downy Woodpecker, feeding on one of our Hummingbird feeders. I wish I could show you the picture. Your catalog of birds is so amazing and I enjoy looking all the birds.

Jenny		08-Jun-2012 14:09
I can't seem to find this bird and they're all around our hotel. It's brownish-gray with a longer dark beak and long tail feathers. When it spreads it's wings it has white stripes on them. We are vacationing from IN and I've never seen this bird before. Maybe it's in your photos and I just missed it. Thank you for the wonderful photos.

Lilly Austin		04-Jun-2012 03:13
Your pictures are just great!We put up 4 feeders in our back yard so we could watch the birds eat while we eat!Some we did not know the names but thanks to you we do.The only thing now is the squirrels won't let the birds eat.I guess it's about time for squirrel stew.Really enjoyed the pictures.We had 20 goldfinches eating at one time.

Guest		26-May-2012 22:07
Thank you! These photos are glorious and since I have lived in another state for many years, I'm sure I'll drive my winged guests nuts asking them to "hold still, while I find your picture!" Again, I thank you.

Guest		21-May-2012 16:26
ALOHA.. im new to computers so bear with me ...my name is Kat an i live in on Ouahu for 14 yrs now,,my absolute favorite time of day is 530 to 630 am..the songs of at least 7 different kind of birds wake me each morning..they sing in the huge mango tree 10 ft from where i sleep'' we never close the windows year around here..in fact half the windows are missing wooden jealousies..the tradewinds blow from Alaska very cool 15 to 20 mph most every day of yr..theres a big orange tree also in yard an im on hawaiian homestead land so houses r close an many bannana papaya i have 2 and coconut trees r near...in fact its a very lush valley rainforest here.so many birds i watch in morning hrs..i luv it here but im movin to Knoxville soon to study wilderness Biology...thanks sooo much 4 sharing these photos with me..looks like i have plenty beautiful birds there 2 wake up 2 also..MAHALO an ALOHA

Guest		20-May-2012 17:14
Thank you! the pics are just beautiful...

Deb		19-May-2012 22:14
I have a bird around my house that is just black and white with somewhat of a tuft on his head. He catches flying things, but I cannot find what it is anywhere. Never saw one before either until this one showed up two yrs. ago. Black head,back and top of wings, white underneath. Any ideal what it is. In East Tennessee.

Guest		17-May-2012 14:20
Awesome job, the pictures helped me identify several birds enjoying our bird feeders. Very helpful.

Guest		09-May-2012 08:27
Great pics! They have helped me when I have needed to identify birds...

Rick		08-May-2012 16:30
thanks for the bird pictures with id's, we had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in our bird feeder and never saw one before. your chart helped me identify it.

Pam		04-May-2012 13:18
Awesome site. Thanks. We just moved to TN from FL. I've started a list of the different birds I've seen with your help.

Guest		30-Apr-2012 13:14
Wonderful pictures! We appreciate your sharing them. We moved from MN five years ago and have loved the different birds. Thank you,

Elaine		26-Apr-2012 13:11
Thanks for the site. I was looking for a specific bird living in my backyard and this site made it easy to find. GREAT site!

marcie		20-Apr-2012 22:11
thank you so much these images have helped me tremendously i enjoy the birds so much keep up the great work

Guest		20-Apr-2012 19:47
Thank you so much for this website! I had spotted a bird defending it's nest on the ground in the flower beds near where I park at work and was curious as to the name of the bird. I believe it is the Killdeer. She has four beautiful green eggs that are speckled with brown. They are quite large in comparison with her!

Yodagigi		02-Apr-2012 11:07
Well done! You have a keen eye for our freatered friends.

Peggy		13-Mar-2012 16:32
Great pictures. Very informative.

gardener		04-Mar-2012 19:21
Happy to be able to see Tennessee birds. Lovely shots and well framed. Thanks for taking the time to post them. Peter

Guest		17-Feb-2012 23:19
Having tried ( and still trying) to get good bird pics, I know how much time, effort and luck are involved in each of yours. It's so much fun after going out birding to check the identity of the birds using your pictures. Thanks so much for sharing!

Guest		14-Feb-2012 17:26
Repeating many comments here, I too have moved to Eastern TN and have never seen most of these birds before. Thank you for your hard work on this wonderful site!!!

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Etta		13-Jan-2012 15:12
I am an amateur at birding, though I put my homemade bluebird houses out and watch them like a momma. I also have feeders where I can see them, a new landscape with little shelter. I have seen several birds that I couldn't identify..so looked them up here. I have several, maybe 10, Rufus sided- towhees that are at my feeders. i stay busy putting suet feeders and filling the feeders. i love watching the birds while having my morning coffee. Thanks fo rhelping me to identify these beautiful birds.

Guest		09-Dec-2011 16:46
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pictures. Not only are they beautiful, they sure help with ID'ing birds in TN.

Guest		18-Nov-2011 17:19
i love these pictures i have severl feeders out love birds

Guest		19-Oct-2011 14:58
I've always been interested in birding but didn't really start getting into it until about a year ago. These photo's are an immense help for me to identify the birds around my NE Tennessee home.

Diane		25-Sep-2011 17:02
Just moved to Tn last fall. Love watching all kinds of birds here. Many we haven't seen before it is great. To know some of the names. There are so many different ones that we never saw in Fl. Thanks for all your work.

Linda Gail Fleming		22-Jun-2011 01:25
Gail I love these pictures because they are so natural and beautiful. Born and raised in Tennessee and became a bird watcher three years ago these are the just great.

Villa		27-May-2011 01:03
Thank you for the pictures. I have a swarm of finches in my yard since putting out nyger seed and black sunflower seed. Now I can identify them!

Sherri		26-May-2011 18:01
I have started photographing birds since i have moved to Tenn. from the beach and this site is excellent for indentifying those feathered friends. Thank you

Liz		19-May-2011 19:06
These are some of the best pictures I have seen! I have always had an interest in birds but struggled to identify them. Thanks to your pictures, I have learned the names of most of the birds in my backyard in a single day!

Charlotte		17-May-2011 17:08
thank you so much for the time you have devoted to your site. i have identified the nest and babies in my honeysuckle as that of a brown thrasher. your pictures mad it so simple. you have been added as a favorite site for me.

Jon Wood		11-May-2011 14:14
Hints about keeping squirrels away? jonwood19622yahoo.com

Jon Wood		11-May-2011 14:11
I wanted to say "Thanks" like many others have already done. We're new to Tn. We have 3 bird feeders in our front yard and we really enjoy watching them feed and "Thanks to You" we know what kind of birds we're feeding. Great Picture quality too! Jon and Jane Wood

Allison		09-May-2011 23:26
Thank you so much for this site! I just started birdwatching and this is so helpful to me.

karyl		03-May-2011 21:40
What a fabulous collection. Just having moved here from the west coast your pictures have helped me name the birds on our property

Susan		22-Apr-2011 18:34
This is a wonderful site with beautiful pictures! Thank you for your time and effort in doing this.

Guest		24-Mar-2011 18:51
Beautiful album of birds you have here...Awesome shots! V

Stephanie		21-Mar-2011 01:17
Great job! This is by far the most awesome gallery I've seen of our local treasure of Tennessee's feathered friends of the back yard. I really enjoyed your photos, great collection! Thank you, what a joy!

Sandy		13-Mar-2011 19:34
I saw a new species in our backyard; got a good look at it thru my binnoculars. Thanks to this website, I was able to identify it - a Norther Flicker! Gorgeous bird!!! I started bird watching/feeding them about 4 years ago; so far I've identified 30+ species that have visited our backyard. Thank you for the help in learning about TN birds!

Eleanor		13-Mar-2011 15:27
have you ever seen eagles?

Guest		27-Feb-2011 13:30
I am fortunate enough to have most of those bird's outside my window, I enjoy feeding them, one of God's special treats for mankind.

Mary		18-Feb-2011 17:43
Wonderful photos! I wish I had your talent AND patience!

Rick		17-Feb-2011 22:23
Great resource for bird id.

Terri		31-Jan-2011 14:25
I am new to the area and put out a feeder, i had birds i havent seen before. these pictures gave me names to who had visiting. Tank you they are awsome pictures.

Guest		27-Jan-2011 01:11
Beautiful album of birds...Very nice job! V

Katt		21-Jan-2011 15:06
Amazing pics. Although originally from Cali, we recently moved here from NJ too [seems to be a human migration pattern going on here]. I'd never seen such a splash of color around me in the West or NE. Awesome job on the photos! So helpful.

lazygirl		20-Jan-2011 20:56
We moved here from NJ too! We were big birders in NJ and want to learn the birds of this area. This site has been most helpful for me and my son Joel. Now he knows what is native here. Thank you.

Judith Ezrin		19-Jan-2011 23:01
Amazing photos. It is great to be able to identify the so many different kinds of birds that live in my new yard here in Tennessee. This is the best website and the most informative. Thank You

Frances Phillips		15-Jan-2011 15:03
Thank you for this beautiful gallery of birds. It has been a great help identifying many of the birds I see enjoying my feeders.

Vicki		06-Dec-2010 14:54
Your photos are wonderful! I was searching for the birds at my feeder and I believe they are goldfinches. I'm not all that familiar with birds in Tennessee since I just moved here. It's snowing outside and these birds are flocking to my feeder along with the Junco's. It's wonderful to see birds in winter at the feeder!!!

annamaria		28-Nov-2010 13:10
Thank you so much, these beautiful pictures helped to identify what we have in our area. I love to watch the birds eat from the feeders we have set up. We are very lucky to have such a large variety here in the very top north east of TN. Thank you again for your very beautiful pictures

Ruthann		21-Nov-2010 21:48
Thank you so much ,i found the bird that was in my bird bath this morning. It was a cedar waxwing , never saw one around here before.

Sid		14-Nov-2010 17:32
Great pictures and site. Thanks!

Fay Stout		28-Oct-2010 01:01
Such a beautiful bird gallery! Very colorful and well photographed! V.

Cate		19-Oct-2010 18:54
Amazing! Thank you, this helped me identified my backyard friends who entertain me outside my kitchen window while I am washing dishes

you don't need to know!		16-Oct-2010 23:06
i was doing a project in school about the robin it helped!!!!

Guest		16-Oct-2010 23:04
that really helps!

REBECCA STEVENS		03-Aug-2010 20:36
Wonderful to see all my friends - thank you so much!

Guest		17-Jul-2010 21:32
We have recently put up a feeder and get a few different birds. There are these medium sized gray birds that will come down on the porch when the smaller sparrows are there and chirp like crazy, shaking their feathers. At first I thought it was trying to scare the other birds away so it could have the food, this is not the case. We see the smaller sparrows actually feeding the bigger birds. Any idea what they might be? We live in East TN. Thanks. I do have a picture of one of them.

Guest		29-May-2010 16:27
Thank you for the pictures, love them. I've wondered what one certain bird/birds are gobbeling up all the bird food so fast ....now I know it is a Common Grackle.

Jackie		27-May-2010 05:26
Absolutely stunning photos!! All these all photographs by you? Good work!

Robyn Bush		23-May-2010 22:59
The last time I have seen a scarlet tanager was about 4 years ago at Eastman park in Kingsport. My husband built a deck yesterday so we were sitting out enjoying it and we saw 2 males waiting for our feeder. We have a huge variety of birds including 4 Pileated woodpeckers that will hang on our kitchen window feeder we can walk right up to them!!!

Guest		16-May-2010 18:38
Great pictures, we have a feeder in Lebanon TN. We see all kinds of birds, most are here. Good Job. Any suggestions to identify the others? ssantos@abcgrp.com

r smith		15-May-2010 12:26
Thank you! my girlfriend saw a bird yesterday and from her description we looked it up here ... Common Grackle ! she was impressed we found it so fast! nice pics!

Ashlea		11-May-2010 03:17
What an incredible web-site! I've recently relocated to Brentwood from Va. Beach, and my girls and I are constantly astounded at Mother Natures beauty here. What a great reference to use to identify our little winged friends in our own back yard. THANK YOU for the time you put into making this... it is invaluable for nature lovers like us. Beautiful !

Dennis		02-May-2010 16:33
Thank you for taking the time and beautiful pictures. Just moved to Tenn. and love the wildlife...now I have an idea of what I'm seeing. Once again...thanks so much. Stay safe. Topcop

Jim		02-May-2010 14:21
Thanks for the beautiful pictures. A great help for anyone trying to identify birds in their yard or neighborhood. Great pictures

G		17-Apr-2010 15:27
Thank you for this beautiful site. I live in Paris TN and used your site to identify 2 birds just this morning.

andrea		13-Apr-2010 18:20
Your site was helpful today, as we have been observing a nesting pair of eastern bluebirds right outside our camper door...such a soft sweet song they sing! We are first time visitors to eastern Tennessee and it's a lovely place.

Guest		08-Apr-2010 16:39
Thank you so much for this beautiful site. Used it this morning to identify a bird I hadn't seen before! A Towee!

PunkRockerChick1677		20-Mar-2010 03:18
Thank you for all these images and names. I had a report, and one of the questions was "Name Ten State Birds."

Guest		19-Mar-2010 16:04
Wow. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures of Tennessee birds.

DENISE		01-Mar-2010 16:30
THANKS EVER SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND FOR IDENTIFYING THE BIRDS I SEE IN MY BACKYARD. THIS IS THE BEST WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND ON BIRDS!!!

Guest		27-Feb-2010 12:58
my mom has been taking good pictures great blue herons too.

Gwen Cole		18-Feb-2010 17:57
The Rufous-Sided Towhees are really making the rounds. I too just spotted one and had no idea what it was then searched and found your site and easily identified this beautiful bird. Your photographs are beautiful and your site is easy to navigate - it is going on my 'favorites' bar immediately.

Guest		17-Feb-2010 17:32
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS. I LIVE IN OAK RIDGE AND I HAVE A NATURE TRAIL BEHIND MY HOUSE SO I HAVE ALL KINDS OF BIRDS, AND YOUR WEBSITE IS VERY HELPFUL. THANKS AGAIN JOAN

Anonomis		15-Feb-2010 20:26
That was very helpful! Thanks! Relisha

Guest		14-Feb-2010 17:38
I am so glad I found your site! I have lived in Tennessee for a long time and this is the first time I spotted a Rufous Sided Towhee and I had no idea what it was. Thanks for the pics!

Guest		31-Jan-2010 22:47
Beautiful photos! Thank you for helping me to identify the Rufous-sided Towhee in my pasture.

Guest		30-Jan-2010 13:54
Beautiful images! Thanks so much for show-casing the birds of Tennessee!!

Carol Lienhart Hill		22-Jan-2010 05:28
Your amazing gallery of Tennessee birds has been my favorite site over the holidays as you have been of great assistance in identifying the array of birds congregating around my feeders. The thistle seeds attract numerous finches and today a red breasted wood pecker was doing acrobats while eating the wild bird mix. What fun to watch. Thanks for sharing your photographs. Carol

h		17-Jan-2010 15:15
Deer hunting last weekend and saw bird I could not identify; went to your site and found it-Golden-crown Kinglet. Thank you

Janet		11-Jan-2010 17:53
Beautiful pictures-I was trying to identify 3 birds that I saw in my backyard this weekend and found them all right here! Thank you for posting these pictures.

Tim		07-Jan-2010 03:01
Thanks, Bruce - great photography! Makes me want to hunt for the birds I haven't seen here in Chattanooga yet.

Gigi		05-Jan-2010 21:36
Thank you for such beautiful photos also a helpful identification guide. I saw a bird I didn't recognize today and spent an hour surfing for it. Finally found it here! I've booked marked your page for help with the Great Backyard Bird Count in February.

Shira		07-Dec-2009 14:30
Beautiful pics.........and they helped me to name a number of birds on my property. I have a beautiful little 5 acre rolling hills farm in Lascassas TN. It has a creek on the east side of the property that is fed from a fresh spring that comes up out of a cave. I have such magnificient amazing wildlife here. I love it with a passion. It is so nice to know the names of the the lovely little sparrows and warblers that grace my land. Thank you! Many Blessings to you! Shira

Marialyce		28-Nov-2009 17:21
Thank you for your lovely bird photographs. I arrived in Nashville on August 3, 2008 to make this my new home. I was blessed with a teaching position here, but I hail from Maine. My patio is situated by a golf course, and a row of beautiful pine trees serve as a barrier between my place and the course. This makes a great place for birds to live, and I have the pleasure of watching them eat at my bird feeders. There are of course many birds that are new to me here. I looked up Tennessee birds, and I found your site. Today I think I found one of the birds I did not know the name of on your site. It is a Northern Waterthrush. Not sure, but I believe so. I will keep watching your site for more birds. Thank you so much. Yours truly, Marialyce

dave		24-Nov-2009 13:37
thank you for your pics we just moved to mcminnville tn from il we moved to the country and our 5 acres are loaded with birds we did know which birds we had intill i read this site again thank you this site was very helpful

Elaine		05-Sep-2009 08:07
After spending almost 55 years living in central CA, we just moved to middle TN 3 months ago. Your site is awesome and has been a great help to us in identifying the birds that frequent our yard. It is so awesome to see Cardinals, Orioles and other birds that we did not have in CA.

Dee		21-Jul-2009 16:37
It is obvious that they birds are your favorite! I really like the Carolina Wren on the barbed-wire!

forozan		16-Jun-2009 01:55
Thanks for sharing, we have dove in our front porch every spring, we'll enjoy seeing them making nest and seems like they don't care when we check our mail box.

Anne Hamlin		09-Jun-2009 00:16
Thank you for posting your beautiful pictures. They are a big help to me in identifying the birds coming to visit our feeders.

Lesley Scriven		08-Jun-2009 21:00
Beautiful pictures that confirmed that I have been watching two Carolina wrens make a nest, lay 4 eggs, hatched and raised four chicks who flew the nest this morning. Magical nature!

joseph pick		03-Jun-2009 21:53
thank you.very impressive.now when i sit outside i can try to identify some of the birds,while i take notes on there colors etc.

Lisa Tomlinson		29-May-2009 13:38
Thank you for posting such beautiful birds.I came on here so that I could find help identifieing the birds that are outside my bedroom window on their feeder.There are about 6 different breeds,and I think by looking at your site,I have identified atleast 4.I hope!! Again,thank you!

David R.		20-May-2009 05:33
After searching, I findally found the bird, a Scarlet Tanger. There is a pair on my place. Calm and not scared to be around them. That big wood pecker, pileated woodpecker, isn't here. There are a pair here too. Wonderful to watch during mating season, so graceful. I was born and raised in Ohio and know every bird there, teaching my son the birds here, so many more different kinds. Thanks for the pictures. David.

Ann		14-May-2009 15:00
Thank you for posting such beautiful pictures. Every time I see a new bird in my yard I go to your pictures to find out what kind it is.

Denise		13-May-2009 16:08
Wonderful pictures!!!! I was wondering why you don't have a picture of a male & female summer tanager???? I have a pair that have made my yard their home. They are beautiful birds of TN.

Ben		11-May-2009 18:38
These birds are beautiful! Do you have any ideas on how to attract these birds to my yard?

Bill Dixon		08-May-2009 03:53
You have cleared up my qustions about birds Thank you much. Bill Dixon.

J. Lee		05-May-2009 16:04
One bird I don't see here is the pileated woodpecker -- very big and impressive -- and announces his impending arrival LOUDLY! There's one that frequents my mom's backyard in Cookeville since I hung a suet feeder from a tree branch. :-)

J. Lee		05-May-2009 15:42
Ditto what Nancy from Monterey said -- just saw two on my backyard bird feeder -- had never seen them there before! J. Lee in Nashville, TN

Nancy		04-May-2009 15:51
What a wonderful site! I love your great bird photos. We went through a "Birds of Tennessee" book lookiing to identify a bird at our feeder in Monterey. No luck. I decided to go online and found your site. There it was - the Rose Breasted Grosbeak! Thank you so much for sharing your gift. We are new to TN and love it and all the wonderful birds. Enjoy each day, Nancy :-)

Guest		27-Apr-2009 21:01
what a wonderful world God has created for us to enjoy. Thanks for sharing with us.

Kim T.		22-Apr-2009 16:32
This is a wonderful and very user friendly site! I had been seeing two Wood Thrush birds in my backyard, and was unable to identify them...until I found this site. I was also able to identify several other birds that I had been seeing! Great Job!

April		05-Apr-2009 15:02
This site is great i recently put out bird feeders at my new house and the kids love to mark down the birds that they see feeding at the feeders....

Guest		03-Apr-2009 14:16
I am so happy to have found you site. Thank you. The photography is outstanding!

Bruce Cole		02-Apr-2009 13:19
The birds are probably cedar waxwings. They will feed on the privet berries. Bruce

Guest		02-Apr-2009 12:48
I have a whole lot of the same type of birds feeding in my privets - but I can't identify them. I thought they were female cardinals, but I don't think so from the pictures. They have a crest, grey bodied, black mask, little tiny tip of red on the wings and yellow stripe across the end of the tail. I don't know much about birds but would like help identifying them.

Arijah		23-Mar-2009 13:06
thank you for your beautiful imagery! you helped us identify a little guy who has been paying us a visit. seems we have a little Veery hopping about. :)

Guest		12-Mar-2009 13:46
Great photos! I just moved to Bells in Crockett County in West Tennessee and put a couple feeders out. My goodness at the lovely birds that come every day! It's nice to see others who appreciate simple things in life. Great website, Thanks!

Bob		21-Sep-2008 20:39
I live in Murfreesboro, TN and have numerous feeders. I love this site and the pictures that are posted. We had one rare appearance a couple of weeks ago. A Black Chinned Hummingbird showed up for one day before moving along on its migratory route.

Susan		09-Sep-2008 22:06
Thank you for such a wonderful site! We are new to this area. We come from the north/city and now live south and in the woods! I've just started a little habitat and have enjoyed hours of birdwatching! It's nice to have names to put with our visitors! :)

dodee		17-Aug-2008 22:52
This is an excellent page and I'm certainly glad I found it. It appears that the bird we have been trying to find is a white breasted nuthatch. Well, we found the picture and name; we see the birds all the time. Now I need to find more information on this beautiful creature.

Laura		17-Aug-2008 13:57
what a wonderful site you've created here...thank you for sharing...I live in north Knoxville and am surprised after viewing your site to recognize so may of these same birds here...- the birds! I get homesick for FL or NC at times but the variety of birds here are a great reminder as to what's special about living in E TN and W NC ...again thank you for sharing and helping me ID my feathered friends

Guest		26-Jul-2008 23:48
womderful pictures Live in Sullivan Co. Guest

Zan		18-Jun-2008 16:57
What beautiful pictures! Quite a number visit my yard. I have a mystery bird I need assistance in identifying. A bit larger than a robin, orange breast, white with brown speckles at feet, no leg feathers, black back/wings, yellow hooked beak but not heavy like most hawks-more slender beak. Does not have a heavy body like most hawks but just bigger than a robin but the approx same build. Does anyone have an idea???

Nitessky		18-May-2008 19:26
Oh loved this site Bruce and I love all the birds!!..great job...but I was wondering, where are the hummingbirds?...keep up the great work!..thanks

David & Sharna Niles		16-May-2008 00:41
Wow! What a wonderful gallery. My husband and I just moved to TN and have numerous types of birds in and around our home. This website is a wonderful way for us to enjoy our new home.

megan		06-May-2008 17:02
these are great! i am using your gallery to help my kids identify the birds that come to our birdfeeder. it's fun to hear my daughter say look mom there's a house finch! :) thanks for the great photos that help us easily identify them!

adamlandry		04-Apr-2008 02:12
Thanks so much for the additional Brown Thrasher pic. Its perfect! I have a pair in my backyard, but wasnt sure if it was the thrasher or thrush. Thanks again.

Matt		14-Mar-2008 00:13
Bruce- your pictures are fantastic. I too am using your photos to help my two girls identify birds in our backyard this spring. We are transplants from FL and all these birds are new and exciting to us. Thanks for your help! Matt..Greeneville, TN

wilson girls		24-Jan-2008 22:23
Thank you for taking the time to create this website. It is very helpful to my toddlers and myself, who have just recently taken up birdwatching in our yard on Dayton Mountian. Your website has made identification easy and most importantly~fun for us. Thanks again.

Glen Allen		20-Jan-2008 18:50
Very nice collection.. u have a few that i still haven't managed to find up here... again very nice work..

Guest		20-Jan-2008 18:15
Lots of great photos here.

Guest		28-Oct-2007 14:53
What an excellent array of photos! Thanks for helping us identy the birds visiting our feeder!

Drake		13-Oct-2007 03:38
This 2 legged Condor enjoys seeing the smaller twits.

Marsha		14-Aug-2007 02:38
Hi Bruce, Thanks for the beautiful pictures - we just moved to Sevier County, and have already been able to id some birds from your gallery.

Ruth		08-Aug-2007 00:17
Bruce, thank you for these photos. Native of NJ, I came to East Tn to stay. I've seen so many birds here in Sullivan Co that I've only seen in books as a kid. Thanks for putting the names with the feathers. Your photography is absolutely beautiful! God Bless

JB		05-Aug-2007 23:52
Hi Bruce, You are pulling together a great collection of bird shots. Voted.

hamsamwich		09-Jul-2007 14:22
Great photos. Came to the site to ID a bright yellow bird seen in our yard in Fayette county. It appears to be a Goldfinch.. Thank you so much. This bird joins mockingbirds, bluebirds, cardinals, and hummingbirds in our yard.

Shelly- VA Beach		03-Jul-2007 02:30
Beautiful bird pics - esp. ones I don't see too often here in VA Beach.

Jamie		11-Jun-2007 01:44
Wonderful site. I recently started feeding birds in Tennessee. This site has really helped me ID them. Thanks.

Guest		23-May-2007 22:59
Nice! Live in Jefferson County now. Have seen the brown Thrasher, Goldfinch & rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeders in the last couple of weeks! (Besides the usual brown finches, etc. that are always here.)

joker		24-Apr-2007 14:53
very nice birds and very nice colors

G.Pietro Munaretto		09-Apr-2007 09:54
Very nice gallery.

Guest		22-Mar-2007 00:28
I have enjoyed visiting your site. I'm new in the area and your site has helped me to identify several birds thus far. Thanks for your efforts!

Don		03-Mar-2007 14:05
I refer to this routinely to identify the new birds coming to our feeder every day. Please update if you canas there are many I still can't identify. WishI could take a good picture! Thanks

Guest		27-Feb-2007 03:04
Great collection!

BTOP		27-Jan-2007 19:36
VERY ENJOYABLE. WE LIVE IN FAYETTE COUNTY (RECENTLY RELOCATED FROM MEMPHIS). WE HAVE SEVERAL FEEDERS AND REALLY ENJOY THE BIRDS. THIS WAS A BIG HELP IN POSSIBLY IDENTIFYING OUR VISITORS. GERALD & BARBARA

Melanie		07-Jan-2007 19:41
Hi, We are so glad to have been able to identify the tufted titmouse and others that visit our feeder in Franklin. We justed moved from the north and have such a nice variety of birds to see here. Thank you!

Aleshia W. (Guest)		14-Aug-2006 20:28
Wonderful.... I just love everyone. Where would I go to id a bird of prey?

De'Carr Studio		20-Apr-2006 01:17
Superb gallery!! Well done.

Peter Darcy		14-Mar-2006 01:01
Nice Gallery, I enjoyed them.

Guest		29-Jan-2006 02:17
Very nice gallery.

J.C. Richardson III		19-Dec-2005 00:22
Great work Bruce! JC

Guest		16-Dec-2005 02:09
Excellent gallery. I have a Tennessee bird gallery too. Would love to get a picture of a Rose Breasted Grosbeak. Never see them though. Great work.

Guest		16-Dec-2005 00:58
LOVE YOUR BIRD PICTURES.

Graham Tomlin		08-Dec-2005 03:15
nice gallery

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