nashville wildlife (Goodlettsville: home, live in, suburb)

[jeannetest]

What can we expect in the line of Nashville wildlife - i.e. what types of critters could I expect to see on a regular basis in my yard? I am used to racoons, birds of all kinds, deer, hearing coyotes, etc. - I imagine the warmer weather is more inviting down there?

[tryphena1]

Raccoons, skunks, opossums, white-tailed deer, groundhogs, foxes, coyotes, turkeys, many different types of songbirds... the occasional armadillo. There have been several bobcat sightings around Radnor Lake.

[DonCorleone]

Well, it really depends on where you live. If you live in East Nashville (about 10 minutes from the city center/concrete jungle) you're probably not going to see the same types of critters as you would a half hour out in Bellevue...or a half hour northwest in more rural Joelton.

I live 35-40 minutes outside of town in a semi-rural area. In a quarter mile radius of my current home I've seen in the past 2 years: deer, turkey, foxes, possum, skunk (in my backyard!), cranes, hawks, rabbits, racoons, a coyote, and some sort of grouse-like bird. Compare that to the previous 5 years in a suburb in Mt. Juliet: one deer, a few turkeys...or my family home in suburban Goodlettsville: deer, turkeys, possum, rabbits, hawks. So it's fair to say the more rural you are, the greater likelihood of spotting wildlife. Likewise, if you live near a park (like Radnor Lake, Shelby Park, etc) you're probably more likely to find wildlife as well.