Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties


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Records may include both recent and historical observations.
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List Aves (Bird) observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Jefferson.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Acanthis flammea Common RedpollAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Accipiter gentilis Northern GoshawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western GrebeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet OwlAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Ammospiza leconteii LeConte's SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Ammospiza nelsoni Nelson's SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Asio otus Long-eared OwlAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperAvesJeffersonNH YesReference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesJeffersonNH YesReference
Brachyramphus perdix Long-billed MurreletAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Branta bernicla BrantAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Bubo scandiacus Snowy OwlAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris minuta Little StintAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesJeffersonNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Charadrius melodus Piping PloverAvesJeffersonTN YesReference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Cistothorus palustris Marsh WrenAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow RailAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Egretta tricolor Tricolored HeronAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Eudocimus albus White IbisAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's BlackbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Gavia stellata Red-throated LoonAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed TernAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Grus americana Whooping CraneAvesJeffersonXNN YesReference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Hydrobates castro Band-rumped Storm-petrelAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Ixobrychus exilis Least BitternAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Ixoreus naevius Varied ThrushAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Lanius borealis Northern ShrikeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Larus californicus California GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Limosa fedoa Marbled GodwitAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Limosa haemastica Hudsonian GodwitAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Loxia curvirostra Red CrossbillAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Loxia leucoptera White-winged CrossbillAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Melanitta americana Black ScoterAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Mycteria americana Wood StorkAvesJeffersonTN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Numenius phaeopus WhimbrelAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heronAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesJeffersonNT YesReference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown PelicanAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's SparrowAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesJeffersonNS Reference
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed GrosbeakAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped ChickadeeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Rallus elegans King RailAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Rallus limicola Virginia RailAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Salpinctes obsoletus Rock WrenAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sayornis saya Say's PhoebeAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesJeffersonNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesJeffersonNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesJeffersonNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Spizella pallida Clay-colored SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sterna hirundo Common TernAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Sturnella neglecta Western MeadowlarkAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesJeffersonNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tyrannus verticalis Western KingbirdAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesJeffersonNE YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera Brewster's WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesJeffersonNN YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera x chrysoptera Lawrence's WarblerAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo bellii Bell's VireoAvesJeffersonNS YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Xema sabini Sabine's GullAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference
Zonotrichia querula Harris's SparrowAvesJeffersonNN Reference

312 species are listed