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: Harrison.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesHarrisonNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesHarrisonNE YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesHarrisonNS YesReference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesHarrisonNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesHarrisonNT YesReference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesHarrisonNE Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesHarrisonNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesHarrisonNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesHarrisonNS YesReference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesHarrisonNT YesReference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesHarrisonNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper SparrowAvesHarrisonNE Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesHarrisonNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesHarrisonNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesHarrisonNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesHarrisonNE YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesHarrisonNN Reference

132 species are listed