1. The Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge.
Situated a few miles from Paris in the north western part of the state, this refuge is an important resting and feeding area for wintering waterfowl, as well as many migratory birds. The diversity of habitats found on the refuge provides ample feeding, nesting, and resting areas for over 290 bird species.
2. Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge.
The refuge, located northwest of Memphis just off the I-40, sits along the lower 17 miles of the Hatchie River in western Tennessee, and was established in 1980 to benefit migratory birds with a special emphasis on wintering waterfowl management. With bottomland hardwood forest, upland forest, marshlands, lakes and open water, croplands and grasslands, the refuge is an important place along the Mississippi Flyway, with passerine numbers peaking during spring migration.
3. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, 30 minutes south east of Knoxville, the crest of the Smokies tower nearly a mile above the foothills, creating a range in elevations and a variety of topographies that provide a diversity of habitats and microclimates for birds. Mainly all the park is forest land and some 240 species of birds have been found here. One can expect to find 100 species a day during peak migration - late April and early May.
4. Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge.
Located 3.5 miles east of Dover, and an hour northwest of Nashville, the 12-mile long refuge consists of rolling hills and high rocky bluffs along the rich bottomlands of the Cumberland River. The refuge provides suitable habitat for more than 245 species of birds. Besides large numbers of waterfowl in winter, the refuge is also a good place for passerines during spring migration.