Species Information

Aves (Bird) observations for selected counties

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


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Accipiter gentilis Northern GoshawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western GrebeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesMarshallNN Reference
Ammospiza leconteii LeConte's SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesMarshallNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesMarshallNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesMarshallNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesMarshallNT YesReference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesMarshallNN Reference
Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAvesMarshallNN Reference
Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Aythya americana RedheadAvesMarshallNN Reference
Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckAvesMarshallNN Reference
Aythya marila Greater ScaupAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesMarshallNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesMarshallNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesMarshallNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseAvesMarshallNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesMarshallNN Reference
Bubulcus ibis Cattle EgretAvesMarshallNS Reference
Bucephala albeola BuffleheadAvesMarshallNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland LongspurAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris alba SanderlingAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Calidris alpina DunlinAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Calidris mauri Western SandpiperAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperAvesMarshallNN Reference
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesMarshallNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesMarshallNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesMarshallNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesMarshallNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesMarshallNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesMarshallNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesMarshallNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesMarshallNN Reference
Charadrius melodus Piping PloverAvesMarshallTN YesReference
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverAvesMarshallNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Chlidonias niger Black TernAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Chondestes grammacus Lark SparrowAvesMarshallNS Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesMarshallNT YesReference
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckAvesMarshallNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesMarshallNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesMarshallNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Corvus ossifragus Fish CrowAvesMarshallNS Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesMarshallNN Reference
Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanAvesMarshallNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronAvesMarshallNE Reference
Egretta thula Snowy EgretAvesMarshallNE Reference
Empidonax alnorum Alder FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Empidonax minimus Least FlycatcherAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesMarshallNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's BlackbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesMarshallNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesMarshallNE Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed LoonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Gavia pacifica Pacific LoonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Gavia stellata Red-throated LoonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesMarshallNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesMarshallNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesMarshallNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernAvesMarshallNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesMarshallNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesMarshallNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesMarshallNN Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteAvesMarshallNS Reference
Ixoreus naevius Varied ThrushAvesMarshallNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesMarshallNS Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Larus argentatus Herring GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus californicus California GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus glaucoides Iceland GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed DowitcherAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Limosa fedoa Marbled GodwitAvesMarshallNN Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded MerganserAvesMarshallNT YesReference
Loxia curvirostra Red CrossbillAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesMarshallNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Melanitta americana Black ScoterAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melanitta deglandi White-winged ScoterAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterAvesMarshallNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mergus merganser Common MerganserAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Mycteria americana Wood StorkAvesMarshallTN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Numenius phaeopus WhimbrelAvesMarshallNN Reference
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heronAvesMarshallNT YesReference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesMarshallNT YesReference
Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernAvesMarshallNN Reference
Oporornis agilis Connecticut WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckAvesMarshallNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesMarshallNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesMarshallNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesMarshallNN Reference
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White PelicanAvesMarshallNN Reference
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown PelicanAvesMarshallNN Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff SwallowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesMarshallNS Reference
Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesMarshallNS Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Pluvialis dominica American Golden-ploverAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied PloverAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Podiceps grisegena Red-necked GrebeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Podiceps nigricollis Eared GrebeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesMarshallNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's ShearwaterAvesMarshallNN Reference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesMarshallNN Reference
Rallus limicola Virginia RailAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Recurvirostra americana American AvocetAvesMarshallNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesMarshallNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesMarshallNN Reference
Riparia riparia Bank SwallowAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesMarshallNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Selasphorus rufus Rufous HummingbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesMarshallNT Reference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesMarshallNN Reference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesMarshallNE Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sitta pusilla Brown-headed NuthatchAvesMarshallNE Reference
Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerAvesMarshallNE Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesMarshallNT Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Spinus pinus Pine SiskinAvesMarshallNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesMarshallNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Spizella pallida Clay-colored SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed JaegerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine JaegerAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sterna forsteri Forster's TernAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sterna hirundo Common TernAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least TernAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesMarshallNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesMarshallNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's WrenAvesMarshallNH YesReference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesMarshallNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tringa semipalmata WilletAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesMarshallNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesMarshallNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesMarshallNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesMarshallNS YesReference
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerAvesMarshallNE YesReference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesMarshallNN YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesMarshallNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesMarshallNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesMarshallNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesMarshallNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesMarshallNN Reference
Xema sabini Sabine's GullAvesMarshallNN Reference
Zenaida asiatica White-winged DoveAvesMarshallNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesMarshallNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesMarshallNN Reference

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