The Tennessee Ornithological Society is an independent, non-profit, educational and scientific organization devoted to the study and conservation of birds. Our members encourage the study of bird life, to record such findings and to spread our interest among others.
TOS holds annual weekend spring and fall meetings in various venues across Tennessee. These meetings are hosted by one of the 10 local Chapters and are comprised of a Friday night reception, half-day field trips, a business meeting, scientific paper presentations and a celebratory dinner. An annual winter meeting brings together the membership for the sheer pleasure of birding.
Daily access to bird sightings, important action alerts and other timely announcement can be obtained by joining the Freelist tnbird listserv.
We are guided by our TOS Constitution.
Chapters
Our organization is a federation of ten chapters which hold regular meeting and field trips.
TOS Executive Committee Board of Directors
State Directors
Bristol
Rick Blanton
Rob Biller
Chattanooga
Anita Gaddy
Danny Gaddy
Lebanon
Stephen Zipperer
Melissa Turrentine
Knoxville
Chris Welsh
Tom Howe
Ron Hoff
Bill Keeler
Tony Headrick
Nashville
- Ken Oeser
- Angie Elmore
Rick Blanton
Barbara Harris
Melinda Welton
Buffalo River
Don Simbeck
Damien Simbeck
Highland Rim
Lisa Trail
Vida Sherwood
Memphis
Theresa Graham
Van Harris
Sue Cosmini
David Hilgeman
Dick Preston
Elizabethton
Kim Stroud
Rick Knight
Denise Mattioli
Roy Knipsel
Kingsport
- Helen Sirett
- Susan Hubley
- Betty Bailey
TOS Minutes
Projects
Each year our members take part in numerous projects both local and national including the Audubon Christmas Bird Count the Great Backyard Bird Count hawk migration monitoring, shorebird monitoring, and Bluebird trail maintenance and monitoring. Individual members also conduct annual Breeding Bird Surveys conduct scientific bird banding projects and work together with other National Conservation Organizations such as American Bird Conservancy, American Birding Association, Cornell Lab of Ornithology to protect habitat, and avian species.
In October 2015 TOS member gathered at Montgomery Bell State Park to celebrate the 100 year Anniversary of the Club – 1915-2015
