Birds of Morgan County, Kentucky is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
35% |
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
31% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
31% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
31% |
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
26% |
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
24% |
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
24% |
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
23% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
22% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
22% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
21% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
20% |
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
20% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
19% |
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
18% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
18% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
13% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
12% |
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
12% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
12% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
11% |
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
11% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
10% |
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
10% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
10% |
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
10% |
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
9.7% |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
9.6% |
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.5% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
9.4% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
9.2% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
8.9% |
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
8.8% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
8.4% |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
7.8% |
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
7.7% |
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
7.6% |
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
7.1% |
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
6.6% |
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
6.3% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.3% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
6.3% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.1% |
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
5.7% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.7% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.5% |
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
5.4% |
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
5.3% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.3% |
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
5.2% |
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
5.1% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.0% |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.9% |
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.9% |
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.9% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.6% |
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.6% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
4.4% |
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.3% |
Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.3% |
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
3.8% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.6% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.6% |
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.6% |
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.5% |
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.5% |
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
3.5% |
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.2% |
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.1% |
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
3.0% |
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
2.8% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.8% |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.5% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.5% |
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.3% |
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.3% |
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.3% |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.2% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
2.1% |
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.1% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.1% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.1% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.9% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.8% |
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.8% |
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.5% |
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.3% |
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.2% |
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.1% |
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.0% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.0% |
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.0% |
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.0% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.0% |
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.0% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.0% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
1.0% |
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.0% |
Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |