Birding spots · Tennessee

Best Birding Spots in Davidson County, Tennessee

Old Hickory Beach Access Area leads Davidson County's birding spots with 212 species reported, best in spring. 70 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Old Hickory Beach Access Area	212	2,489	104	172	97	133
Radnor Lake	204	9,438	99	186	106	174
Cornelia Fort Airpark	185	1,984	93	145	94	139
Shelby Bottoms	179	1,958	74	150	104	142
Shelby	178	1,786	77	151	81	136
Bells Bend	175	2,014	84	148	92	127
Tailwater Access Area	174	756	95	140	65	110
Crooked Branch Park	172	838	83	146	71	121
Shelby Bottoms (Cooper Creek)	168	1,286	67	152	80	121
Shelby Bottoms (Rosebank)	166	759	77	140	82	116
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (Suggs Creek)	151	719	93	84	44	107
Edwin Warner	128	836	52	105	58	95
Anderson Road Public Use Area	128	548	81	90	33	85
Percy Priest Lake	115	760	66	70	39	71
E. N. Peeler Park	114	131	55	98	20	54
J Percy Priest Reservoir	113	338	67	45	32	78
Long Hunter	112	359	53	76	59	67
Thomas Brothers	110	259	61	85	28	47
Ellington Agricultural Campus	108	344	53	97	45	53
Seven Points Public Use Area	106	486	81	79	18	61
Harpeth River Greenway - Warner - Morton Mill Park	106	466	53	78	64	63
Edwin Warner (Steeple Chase Farms)	106	152	37	91	41	69
Centennial	105	982	54	78	53	64
Shelby Bottoms (Mill Creek)	103	134	38	77	58	64
Harpeth River (Beech Creek)	103	123	38	82	26	54
Hamilton Creek Park	102	417	72	45	14	58
Alvin G. Beaman	98	380	20	93	44	49
Edwin Warner (Vaughns Gap)	93	198	37	68	51	61
Ezell Road Park	93	161	38	74	46	63
Couchville Cedar Glade Designated State Natural Area	92	181	25	73	52	50
Tidwell Hollow	91	487	53	67	35	45
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (northwest)	87	74	44	41	1	52
Apple Lake	84	343	41	58	36	57
Richland Creek Creenway - White Bridge Connector	84	159	40	63	22	50
Alumni Lawn	83	460	23	78	24	33
Metro Soccer Complex	79	236	49	56	28	43
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (McCrory Creek)	78	144	41	41	37	44
Percy Warner (Vaughns Gap)	78	117	27	66	36	30
J. Percy Priest Lake	76	355	62	40	11	32
Long Hunter (Couchville)	75	55	18	51	34	12
Percy Warner	74	197	38	55	40	44
Percy Warner (north)	74	94	29	57	11	38
Long Hunter (Smith Springs Creek)	72	69	43	23	31	23
Alvin G. Beaman (Pinhook Hill)	69	88	11	62	29	10
Harpeth River Greenway - Warner - Morton Mill Park (Little Harpeth River)	67	84	8	47	24	45
Coleman Lake	66	149	53	37	0	7
Percy Warner (northeast)	65	61	11	50	19	30
Mill Creek Park	62	73	22	44	34	35
Harpeth River Greenway - Warner - Morton Mill Park (Newsom Branch)	62	58	27	49	21	21
Long Hunter (southwest)	61	66	31	31	24	20