Kentucky Lake - Beaver Dam Creek
Tennessee · Southeast
About This Location
Kentucky Lake - Beaver Dam Creek is a productive birding destination in Tennessee, with 202 species recorded on eBird. This lake and river/riparian habitat attracts Ring-billed Gull, Downy Woodpecker, and Pileated Woodpecker among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Killdeer
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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