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: Morgan.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesMorganNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesMorganNS YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesMorganNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesMorganNN YesReference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesMorganNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesMorganNN YesReference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesMorganNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesMorganNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesMorganNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesMorganNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesMorganNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesMorganNN Reference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesMorganNN YesReference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesMorganNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesMorganNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesMorganNN YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesMorganNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesMorganNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesMorganNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesMorganNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesMorganNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesMorganNN YesReference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesMorganNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesMorganNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesMorganNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesMorganNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesMorganNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesMorganNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesMorganNT YesReference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesMorganNS YesReference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesMorganNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesMorganNN YesReference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesMorganNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesMorganNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesMorganNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesMorganNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesMorganNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Corvus corax Common RavenAvesMorganNT YesReference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesMorganNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesMorganNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesMorganNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesMorganNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesMorganNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesMorganNE Reference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesMorganNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesMorganNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesMorganNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesMorganNN YesReference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesMorganNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesMorganNN YesReference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesMorganNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesMorganNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesMorganNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesMorganNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesMorganNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesMorganNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesMorganNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesMorganNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesMorganNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesMorganNS Reference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesMorganNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesMorganNT YesReference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesMorganNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesMorganNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesMorganNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesMorganNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesMorganNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesMorganNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesMorganNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesMorganNN YesReference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesMorganNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesMorganNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesMorganNN Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesMorganNS Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesMorganNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesMorganNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesMorganNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesMorganNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesMorganNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesMorganNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesMorganNN Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesMorganNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesMorganNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesMorganNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesMorganNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesMorganNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesMorganNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesMorganNN Reference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesMorganNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesMorganNN Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesMorganNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesMorganNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesMorganNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesMorganNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesMorganNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesMorganNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesMorganNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesMorganNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesMorganNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesMorganNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesMorganNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesMorganNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesMorganNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesMorganNN YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesMorganNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesMorganNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesMorganNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesMorganNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesMorganNN Reference

136 species are listed