Nashville sits on the Cumberland River in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, and the mix of river, limestone cedar glades, and second-growth forest gives it real variety. Northern mockingbirds and eastern bluebirds are everywhere, great blue herons and belted kingfishers work the river, and barred owls call from the wooded ravines. Radnor Lake on the edge of town is a genuine hotspot, with wintering waterfowl, migrating warblers, and white-tailed deer that barely look up.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Nashville. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
29,116
recent observations
30
species listed
10
insects & arthropods
7
birds
6
plants
Naturalists have logged 29,116 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Nashville. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 1,487 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).