KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

Species observations for selected quads

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Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Ballardsville.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lithobates catesbeianus	American Bullfrog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Corbicula fluminea	Asiatic Clam	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Notropis boops	Bigeye Shiner	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Ameiurus melas	Black Bullhead	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Setophaga virens	Black-throated Green Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	T		Reference
Percina maculata	Blackside Darter	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Fundulus notatus	Blackstripe Topminnow	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pimephales notatus	Bluntnose Minnow	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Labidesthes sicculus	Brook Silverside	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Eurycea lucifuga	Cave Salamander	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Campostoma anomalum	Central Stoneroller	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Nerodia sipedon	Common Watersnake	Reptilia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's Gray Treefrog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Strophitus undulatus	Creeper	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S		Reference
Spiza americana	Dickcissel	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Terrapene carolina	Eastern Box Turtle	Chelonia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Acris crepitans	Eastern Cricket Frog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Apalone spinifera spinifera	Eastern Spiny Softshell	Chelonia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma tigrinum	Eastern Tiger Salamander	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma flabellare	Fantail Darter	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lampsilis siliquoidea	Fatmucket	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri	Fowler's Toad	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pyganodon grandis	Giant Floater	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lithobates clamitans	Green Frog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma blennioides	Greenside Darter	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Sphaerium simile	Grooved Fingernailclam	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma nigrum	Johnny Darter	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Faxonius juvenilis	Kentucky River Crayfish	Malacostraca	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis formosa	Kentucky Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Toxolasma parvum	Lilliput	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina caprodes	Logperch	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lepomis megalotis	Longear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Notropis volucellus	Mimic Shiner	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Actinonaias ligamentina	Mucket	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Hypentelium nigricans	Northern Hog Sucker	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lepomis humilis	Orangespotted Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Setophaga palmarum	Palm Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lithobates palustris	Pickerel Frog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous purpureus	Purple Finch	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum	Rainbow Darter	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider	Chelonia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S		Reference
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lythrurus fasciolaris	Scarlet Shiner	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Ballardsville	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ericymba buccata	Silverjaw Minnow	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted Bass	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Minytrema melanops	Spotted Sucker	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma barbouri	Streamside Salamander	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus	Striped Shiner	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Pseudacris triseriata	Western Chorus Frog	Amphibia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Lasmigona complanata	White Heelsplitter	Bivalvia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis	Winter Wren	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead	Actinopterygii	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N	Yes	Reference
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference
Setophaga coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Aves	Ballardsville	N	N		Reference

151 species are listed.