David Crockett Birding
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David Crockett State Park
David Crockett State Park is located Lawrenceburg, TN in Middle Tennessee. Please be aware that it is a different park than David Crockett Birthplace State Park, located in East TN.
Birding at David Crockett
The 1,300-acre park is primarily covered in pine-oak-hickory forest.
The over ten miles of trails in the park offer opportunities for viewing woodland birds, including migrants in the spring and fall.
Non-forested areas, especially around the park office, are good for observing eastern bluebirds, eastern phoebe, great-crested flycatchers, and sparrows.
The boat dock and dam offer views of the 35-acre Lake Lindsey. From these locations, look for Canada goose, mallard, great blue and green herons, belted kingfisher, and swallows. Bald eagles are also occasionally seen.
In winter, look for waterfowl on the lake. Also in winter, search for red-breasted nuthatches in the pines.
Over 100 species of birds have been identified in the park.
Featured Birds
- Warblers
- Flycatchers
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Great Blue Heron
- Belted Kingfisher
- Swallows
- Hawk
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Kentucky Warbler
- Scarlet Tanager
- Woodland Birds
- Wood Duck
- Wintering Waterfowl
- Barred Owl
- Songbirds
- Northern Bobwhite
- Wild Turkey
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Thrushes
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Scarlet Tanager
- Hawk
- White-eyed Vireo
- Swallows
- Indigo Bunting
- Songbirds
Responsible Birding
- Do not endanger the welfare of birds.
- Tread lightly and respect bird habitat.
- Silence is golden.
- Do not use electronic sound devices to attract birds during nesting season, May-July.
- Take extra care when in a nesting area.
- Always respect the law and the rights of others, violators subject to prosecution.
- Do not trespass on private property.
- Avoid pointing your binoculars at other people or their homes.
- Limit group sizes in areas that are not conducive to large crowds.
Birding Locations Near and Around
We include both Cove Lake and Indian Mountain birding locations here as well as a few areas outside of the park.
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Shoal Creek Trail
Featured birds: Woodpecker, Warblers, Vireos, Flycatchers, SongbirdsYou cannot take connector trails to shorten the walk. It is not a trail that loops. You can use a connector to make a loop, but it will not shorten your distance. -
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Lake Lindsey Dam
Featured birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Ducks, Belted Kingfisher, SwallowsThe dam is a good place to scan the lake for birds. For an additional advantage point, scan the lake from the boat dock north of the dam.
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Trail of Tears Trail (northern section)
Featured birds: Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Kentucky Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Woodland BirdsThe one-way trail traverses through a mixed pine-oak-hickory forest and a small section of grassland within a transmission line right-of-way. The trail ends at the boundary of the park.
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Access Road
Featured birds: Waterfowl, Northern Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, Red-tailed Hawk, WoodpeckerThe 327-acre Laurel Hill Lake is surrounded by upland forest. Over 190 species of birds have been identified.
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Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area: Laurel Hill Lake
Featured birds: Waterfowl, Northern Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, Red-tailed Hawk, WoodpeckerThe 327-acre Laurel Hill Lake is surrounded by upland forest. Over 190 species of birds have been identified.
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Natchez Trace Parkway Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Campground: Parking
Featured birds: Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-throated Green WarblerThe Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile-long national park with numerous stops available for birding along the parkway. The Meriwether Lewis site contains an upland forest. Over 80 species of birds have been identified.
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Williamsport Wildlife Management Area: Middle of WMA
Featured birds: Wood Duck, Hawk, Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, White-eyed VireoThe 1,722-acre WMA contains fields, forests and six lakes. Over 85 species of birds have been identified.
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