Tennessee wildlife: what to see & when

Common; a versatile songster and mimic

Stable population; common in Great Smoky Mountains

Common but cautious; wild population stable

Least Concern, recovered species

Common year-round resident in Tennessee

Summer resident in deciduous forests; common but secretive

Common summer resident across eastern United States

Common and widespread throughout Tennessee

Common and adaptable, found statewide in Tennessee

common native bird, stable in Tennessee

Common but elusive; populations stable

Common and adaptable across Tennessee

Common but secretive, breeds in spring

Common but declining due to habitat loss and road mortality

Species of conservation concern due to habitat loss and light pollution

Synchronous firefly, endemic to Appalachia, threatened by light pollution

Least concern, stable population in Tennessee

Widespread and common in suitable Appalachian habitats

Common year-round resident in Tennessee's open habitats

Common lizard of forests and rocky areas

Spring/summer breeder in moist deciduous forests

Common and widespread in moist forests of eastern US

Common and adaptable, found in woodlands statewide