Birding spots · Tennessee

Best Birding Spots in Stewart County, Tennessee

Barkley Wildlife Management Area leads Stewart County's birding spots with 167 species reported, best in spring. 10 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
Barkley Wildlife Management Area	167	235	67	130	84	107
Pool Two (northeast)	162	163	15	118	102	96
Pool Two	150	429	74	110	81	75
Pool Two (Dry Branch)	144	314	0	110	93	75
Cross Creek Reservoir	120	220	54	89	54	34
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area	113	177	50	22	27	85
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	96	132	27	64	50	37
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge	93	130	0	69	58	41
Cross Creek Reservoir (South Cross Creek)	81	72	3	50	38	33
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (Bellwood Branch)	72	54	0	34	32	43