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Birding spot · Davidson County, Tennessee

Birding at Shelby Bottoms (Cooper Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shelby Bottoms (Cooper Creek) are White-throated Sparrow (94%), American Crow (87%), and American Robin (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (100 species). 168 species have been reported here across 1,286 complete checklists from 231 birders.

Species by week

0255075100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 22-30: 100 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1White-throated Sparrow94%
  2. 2American Crow87%
  3. 3American Robin79%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird77%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee74%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal74%
  7. 7Carolina Wren70%
  8. 8Mallard70%
  9. 9Northern Flicker70%
  10. 10Song Sparrow64%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird62%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker51%
  13. 13Blue Jay47%
  14. 14Swamp Sparrow45%
  15. 15American Goldfinch43%

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 56 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. American Robin88%
  3. White-throated Sparrow85%
  4. Northern Mockingbird82%
  5. Carolina Chickadee81%

Spring 95 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. American Crow83%
  3. Carolina Chickadee82%
  4. Carolina Wren79%
  5. Tufted Titmouse73%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. American Crow84%
  3. Carolina Wren84%
  4. Indigo Bunting84%
  5. Carolina Chickadee77%

Fall 71 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. American Crow86%
  3. Carolina Wren85%
  4. Carolina Chickadee80%
  5. Blue Jay78%

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.