Rare Birds in Tennessee
Our list for Tennessee has 63 rare birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 8 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Tennessee in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 63, most common first
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Apr
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaScarceRare17–20 cm
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorRare46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusSummer visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaWinter visitorRare16–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaResidentRare40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaScarceRare19–25 cmRegularly Dec
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made