Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties


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List Aves (Bird) observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Lyon.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesLyonNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesLyonNE YesReference
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western GrebeAvesLyonNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesLyonNN Reference
Ammospiza leconteii LeConte's SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesLyonNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesLyonNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesLyonNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesLyonNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesLyonNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesLyonNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesLyonNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesLyonNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesLyonNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesLyonNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesLyonNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesLyonNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesLyonNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesLyonNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesLyonNN Reference
Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlAvesLyonNE YesReference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesLyonNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesLyonNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesLyonNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesLyonNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesLyonNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesLyonNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesLyonNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesLyonNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesLyonNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesLyonNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesLyonNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesLyonNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesLyonNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesLyonNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesLyonNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesLyonNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesLyonNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesLyonNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesLyonNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesLyonNN YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesLyonNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesLyonNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesLyonNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesLyonNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesLyonNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesLyonNN Reference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesLyonNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesLyonNN Reference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesLyonNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesLyonNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesLyonNN YesReference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesLyonNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesLyonNT YesReference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesLyonNS YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesLyonNN Reference
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening GrosbeakAvesLyonNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesLyonNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesLyonNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesLyonNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesLyonNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesLyonNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesLyonNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesLyonNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Corvus ossifragus Fish CrowAvesLyonNS Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesLyonNN Reference
Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter SwanAvesLyonNN YesReference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesLyonNN Reference
Cygnus olor Mute SwanAvesLyonNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesLyonNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesLyonNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesLyonNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesLyonNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesLyonNE Reference
Egretta tricolor Tricolored HeronAvesLyonNN Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesLyonNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesLyonNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesLyonNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesLyonNN YesReference
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's BlackbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesLyonNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesLyonNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesLyonNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesLyonNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesLyonNN YesReference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesLyonNN Reference
Gavia pacifica Pacific LoonAvesLyonNN Reference
Gavia stellata Red-throated LoonAvesLyonNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesLyonNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesLyonNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesLyonNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesLyonNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesLyonNN Reference
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesLyonNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesLyonNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesLyonNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesLyonNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesLyonNN Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteAvesLyonNS Reference
Ixobrychus exilis Least BitternAvesLyonNT YesReference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesLyonNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesLyonNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus californicus California GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus glaucoides Iceland GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesLyonNN YesReference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Limosa fedoa Marbled GodwitAvesLyonNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesLyonNT YesReference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesLyonNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesLyonNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesLyonNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesLyonNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesLyonNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Melanitta americana Black ScoterAvesLyonNN Reference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesLyonNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesLyonNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesLyonNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesLyonNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesLyonNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heronAvesLyonNT YesReference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesLyonNT YesReference
Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernAvesLyonNN Reference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesLyonNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesLyonNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesLyonNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesLyonNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesLyonNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesLyonNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesLyonNN Reference
Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed PigeonAvesLyonNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesLyonNN Reference
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown PelicanAvesLyonNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesLyonNN Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesLyonNS Reference
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic CormorantAvesLyonNN Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesLyonNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesLyonNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesLyonNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesLyonNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesLyonNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesLyonNN Reference
Platalea ajaja Roseate SpoonbillAvesLyonNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesLyonNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesLyonNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesLyonNN YesReference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesLyonNN Reference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesLyonNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesLyonNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesLyonNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesLyonNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesLyonNN Reference
Rallus limicola Virginia RailAvesLyonNN YesReference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesLyonNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesLyonNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesLyonNS YesReference
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeAvesLyonNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesLyonNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesLyonNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesLyonNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesLyonNN Reference
Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesLyonNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesLyonNN Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesLyonNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesLyonNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesLyonNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesLyonNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesLyonNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesLyonNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesLyonNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesLyonNN Reference
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine JaegerAvesLyonNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesLyonNN Reference
Sterna hirundo Common TernAvesLyonNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesLyonNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesLyonNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesLyonNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesLyonNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesLyonNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesLyonNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesLyonNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesLyonNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesLyonNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesLyonNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesLyonNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesLyonNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesLyonNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesLyonNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesLyonNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesLyonNN Reference
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAvesLyonNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesLyonNN Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesLyonNE YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera Brewster's WarblerAvesLyonNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesLyonNN YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesLyonNN Reference
Xema sabini Sabine's GullAvesLyonNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesLyonNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesLyonNN Reference

272 species are listed