Birding spots · Tennessee

Best Birding Spots in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area leads Rutherford County's birding spots with 195 species reported, best in fall. 33 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
Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area	195	846	91	153	98	159
Murfree Springs Refuge	147	1,675	64	123	77	107
Stones River National Battlefield	147	737	54	124	84	119
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area	130	732	77	94	59	76
Barfield Cresent Park	124	536	48	112	64	74
Stones River National Battlefield (Lytle Creek)	120	228	36	96	50	79
Mathews Lake	117	347	78	72	57	50
Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area (Hillwood Estates)	117	216	46	97	54	79
Flat Rock Cedar Barren and Glade Designated State Natural Area	110	242	33	85	49	85
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (Stewart Creek)	108	250	50	54	35	73
Glaze	102	362	51	70	52	70
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (Hales Camp)	98	176	45	71	53	54
Oakland Park & Wetland	94	195	32	74	33	80
Lamar Hill Access Area	89	312	53	31	16	63
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (Savage Branch)	86	94	53	36	7	56
Sterling Farmer Lake	84	68	46	61	19	25
Walter Hill Lake	83	190	40	59	30	43
Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area (north)	80	119	38	54	39	37
Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area (Spring Creek)	71	79	46	12	38	23
Fall Creek Recreation Area	70	104	41	16	27	36
Richard Siegel Park	66	53	25	47	34	28
Gregory Mill Park	59	102	31	42	30	30
Jefferson Springs Recreation Area	58	75	26	26	35	35
Rutherford County Agri Center	51	159	31	42	30	24
Birding spot near Eagleville	153	1,067	87	112	91	84
Birding spot near Eagleville (Puckett Branch)	78	72	35	48	17	47
Birding spot near Murfreesboro (Yearwood Addition)	77	223	34	53	27	44
Birding spot near Christiana	76	131	4	67	57	7
Birding spot near Eagleville (Kelley Creek)	75	312	8	48	50	31
Birding spot near Murfreesboro	73	287	23	31	24	64
Birding spot near Christiana (southeast)	73	97	17	58	61	18
Birding spot near Murfreesboro (Georgetown)	59	69	33	38	26	35
Birding spot near Rockvale	56	122	22	54	0	0