Birds in Tennessee
Explore 145 species found in this region.
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Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Sep

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Nov–Feb

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
Apr–Oct

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatusLC
Jun–Jul

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
May–Sep

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Sep

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
Aug
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Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Dec

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Nov–Feb

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
Apr–Sep

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
May–Sep

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusLC
Apr–Oct

Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgianaLC
Oct–May

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrinaLC
Apr–Oct

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolorLC
Year-round

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraLC
Year-round

Veery
Catharus fuscescensLC
Apr–Sep

Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineusLC
Oct–Apr

Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauriLC
Aug–Sep

White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensisLC
Year-round

White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrysLC
Oct–May