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Upcoming Meetings
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Welcome to the Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, It;s a long name for what is Knoxville's premier bird club. Here you will find our current newsletter, a calendar with our upcoming meetings, field trips, events and other exciting news about what is happening with our group.
Promote, Educate and Protect - Birds and Birdwatching in East Tennessee! That is what we do. We welcome anyone to join us - even if you have never birded before. We have bird enthusiasts of all skill levels - from beginning to advanced birders and would love to share our passion. Morton Massey - KTOS Chapter President |
Our next meeting will be held on November 6. Longtime Ijams naturalist Lyn Bales will be giving a talk on "The Birds of Prey I Have Known". Lyn never disappoints with his deep knowledge of nature and humorist presentations. Open to the public. Please see below for times and location.
Our December meeting will be on December 4. Morton Massey will be doing a workshop presentation on "How to Identify our Winter Sparrows" The program will be followed on Saturday, December 7, with a walk at Seven Islands State Birding Park focused on finding and identifying most of the sparrow species that overwinter in Knox County.
Please Note our January meeting will be held on the 8th and not on the 1st.
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About Us & Our MeetingsPlease click HERE for archived meeting minutes.
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The Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society (KTOS) was organized in 1924 to promote the enjoyment, scientific study, and conservation of birds. Activities include monthly meetings, field trips each month; spring, fall, and Christmas Bird Counts; and projects like our Sharp’s Ridge clean-up each spring and fall.
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:45 p.m. in Room 118 of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. No meetings are held in July or August, and our June and September meetings are typically potluck picnics at an alternate location. All visitors are welcome, whether local or out-of-town guests! Each meeting consists of a short business meeting, sharing of bird sightings, and a speaker. Refreshments and socializing also precede and follow each meeting.
UT Veterinary Medicine Building Room 118 255 EJ Chapman Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 Directions: To get to the Veterinary Medicine building from U.S. 129 (Alcoa Highway), take the Neyland Drive exit. Turn left onto Neyland Drive, then left at the traffic light onto Joe Johnson Drive and the UT Ag Campus. The Veterinary Medicine building is the large building on the right. At the next stop light, turn right onto E. J. Chapman Drive. Park in the large S66 lot on your right. Unless you are utilizing the handicapped parking, do not park in the lot directly in front of the building because you are likely to be ticketed or towed. Once parked, walk to the building facing Joe Johnson Drive. The meeting is held in the first floor classroom (room 118). |