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: Scott.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesScottNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesScottNS YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesScottNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesScottNN YesReference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesScottNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesScottNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesScottNN YesReference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesScottNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesScottNE YesReference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesScottNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesScottNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesScottNN YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesScottNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesScottNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesScottNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesScottNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesScottNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesScottNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesScottNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesScottNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesScottNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesScottNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesScottNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesScottNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesScottNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesScottNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesScottNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesScottNN Reference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesScottNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesScottNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesScottNT YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesScottNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesScottNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesScottNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesScottNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesScottNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesScottNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesScottNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesScottNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesScottNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesScottNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesScottNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesScottNS YesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesScottNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesScottNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesScottNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesScottNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesScottNE YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesScottNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesScottNN YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesScottNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesScottNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesScottNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesScottNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesScottNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesScottNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesScottNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesScottNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesScottNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesScottNN Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteAvesScottNS Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesScottNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesScottNS YesReference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesScottNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesScottNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesScottNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesScottNN YesReference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesScottNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesScottNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesScottNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesScottNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesScottNN YesReference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesScottNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesScottNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesScottNN Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesScottNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesScottNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesScottNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesScottNN Reference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesScottNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesScottNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesScottNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesScottNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesScottNE Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesScottNN Reference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesScottNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesScottNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesScottNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesScottNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesScottNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesScottNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesScottNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesScottNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesScottNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesScottNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesScottNE Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesScottNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesScottNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesScottNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesScottNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesScottNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesScottNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesScottNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesScottNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesScottNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesScottNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesScottNN Reference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesScottNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesScottNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesScottNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesScottNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesScottNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesScottNE YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesScottNN YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesScottNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesScottNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesScottNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesScottNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesScottNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesScottNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesScottNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesScottNN Reference

156 species are listed