A new survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is out and it shows Tennessee as the 8th in the country in terms of the percentage of our state's population that are considered birdwatchers. Additionally, this interesting article by Bryan Brasher gives other good information on the economic impact of birdwatching across the country.

Billions for birdwatching: One out of five in U.S. are, even more in Tennessee - by Bryan Brasher, Outdoors Reporter, Memphis Commercial Appeal