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Birding spot · Anderson County, Tennessee

Birding at Hines Creek Shoals: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hines Creek Shoals are American Crow (81%), Killdeer (81%), and Belted Kingfisher (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (67 species). 155 species have been reported here across 1,384 complete checklists from 202 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Crow81%
  2. 2Killdeer81%
  3. 3Belted Kingfisher72%
  4. 4Eastern Meadowlark67%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron64%
  6. 6European Starling63%
  7. 7Mallard63%
  8. 8Mourning Dove56%
  9. 9Song Sparrow50%
  10. 10American Coot48%
  11. 11Rock Pigeon46%
  12. 12Canada Goose41%
  13. 13American Kestrel34%
  14. 14American Pipit33%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird33%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 52 species

  1. American Crow81%
  2. Canada Goose70%
  3. Belted Kingfisher69%
  4. Eastern Meadowlark69%
  5. Great Blue Heron60%

Spring 65 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Tree Swallow85%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. Eastern Meadowlark84%

Summer 56 species

  1. Killdeer98%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Mourning Dove87%
  4. Canada Goose84%
  5. Eastern Meadowlark79%

Fall 55 species

  1. Killdeer91%
  2. American Crow76%
  3. Mourning Dove68%
  4. Mallard68%
  5. Belted Kingfisher63%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Tennessee.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.