- 14 November 2026 Saturday – Long Hunter State Park, Inland Trail. Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. 1mile loop trail. Unpaved and moderately hilly. Restrooms at Park Office and Couchville Lake area. This trail can be slippery wear good tread shoes/boots. Hermitage, TN 37076. Coordinates: 36.088852,-86.549068. Leader: Jeff Steele.
- 14 November 2026 Saturday – Edwin Warner Park – 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM. Early Winter Birds of Edwin Warner Park Program. Age level: 13 years and up. Email: wpnc@nashville.gov to register for this event. Leader: Graham Gerdeman.
- 18 November 2026 Wednesday – Sharp Springs Park – Smyrna, TN. Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Address: 311 Jefferson Pike, Smyrna. Meet up near the Frisbee Disc Golf Course: Coordinates: 36.003788,-86.481891. Restrooms there but maybe locked. The ones in the front part of the park are usually open. This is just over a 1 mile loop. Paved trail and another small section that offers open, woodland, and aquatic species. A small section of the walk does not have a paved trail. Mentioned so that anyone needing ADA would be aware. Leader: Jeff Steele.
- 19 November 2026 Thursday – Stones River National Battlefield and Gateway Island trip. Meet up at Stones River NBF (meet in the gravel parking lot) later we go to Gateway Island. Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. 3501 Old Nashville Hwy Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Facilities are available. Coordinates: 35.881674, -86.434929. Leader: Melissa Turrentine.
- 21 November 2026 Saturday – Boat Dock Ramble for water birds: Time: 7:00 AM. Going to: Lone Branch Access Area on Old Hickory Lake– Benders Ferry Road. Meet at Lone Branch Access Area in Mt. Juliet 36.28431, -86.49989. Then we go to: Davis Corner Boat Ramp/Spencer Creek – 437 Burton Road, Laguardo Recreation Area (across the bridge at HWY 109), and Lock 4 Point (turn off Peach Valley off of HWY 109) Lock 4 Road Gallatin, TN 37066 if time allows. Leader: Melissa Turrentine.
- 29 November 2026 Sunday – Sadie Ford Heritage Farm. 5220 Murfreesboro Road Lebanon, TN 37090. Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Coordinates: 36.0924472, -86.3365272. Leader: Melissa Turrentine.
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Welcome November with all of its beautiful fall colors!
**Welcome New Members**
From our President Melissa…
Did you know the Eastern Bluebird was a “mascot” in the Homecoming Celebration of Tennessee in 1976? We used this bird to appeal for all to continue the Bluebird Boxes as it was helping a population once threatened as steel fence posts replaced wooden ones AND overall habitat loss. These were two of the several factors making their numbers really low! Celebrate our beautiful Eastern Bluebird and its COMING HOME 50 years later still in 2026!!
Eastern Bluebird
May 4, 2026
Sadie Ford Farm
