Birds at the dock
A microphone at Tennessee River Mile 559.5 listens to the lake 24/7 and identifies what it hears with BirdNET. 161 days on file so far.
Microphone coverage expanded on July 6, 2026. The array now hears more of the property, so activity totals step up from that date.
Fun stats
A few things the microphone noticed. Every number below comes from high-confidence detections, and any stat that could not be measured cleanly is left off rather than guessed.
Character and company
Records
This week at the dock
A quick recap of the last seven days, drawn from high-confidence detections. Anything that could not be measured cleanly is left off rather than guessed.
Possible rare birds
Birds the microphone caught only once in a day over the last two weeks. One call isn't enough to count, so they stay off the daily lists and the life list until someone listens to the recording and confirms it.
Daily reports

































































































































































Every bird we listen for
The dock microphone is set to recognize 226 bird species known from this part of the Tennessee River. Each name links to its own page.
How this works
Audio runs through BirdNET, an open-source neural network from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that identifies bird species by sound. Detections at high confidence are tallied per day. Each card links to that day's full species list and hourly chart.