Birds in Kentucky in March

Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (25,635 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal72%
2. 2American Robin67%
3. 3Mourning Dove50%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee49%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse49%
6. 6American Crow47%
7. 7Blue Jay47%
8. 8Song Sparrow44%
9. 9European Starling43%
10. 10Red-winged Blackbird43%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
12. 12Carolina Wren41%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker40%
14. 14Turkey Vulture39%
15. 15Canada Goose36%
16. 16House Finch34%
17. 17Common Grackle33%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow32%
19. 19Dark-eyed Junco30%
20. 20American Goldfinch28%
21. 21Mallard26%
22. 22White-breasted Nuthatch25%
23. 23Northern Mockingbird24%
24. 24Eastern Towhee23%
25. 25Eastern Bluebird22%
26. 26Killdeer19%
27. 27Northern Flicker19%
28. 28House Sparrow19%
29. 29Brown-headed Cowbird18%
30. 30Eastern Phoebe16%
31. 31Great Blue Heron16%
32. 32Black Vulture15%
33. 33Field Sparrow15%
34. 34Red-tailed Hawk14%
35. 35Eastern Meadowlark14%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker13%
37. 37Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
38. 38Red-shouldered Hawk12%
39. 39Chipping Sparrow11%
40. 40Brown Thrasher10%
41. 41Tree Swallow10%

• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks early August
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid July
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late August

• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by late March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early March
• Redheadmost gone by mid March
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by early March
• Canvasbackmost gone by the second week of March
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by late March

42. 42Golden-crowned Kinglet9.9%
43. 43Wood Duck9.1%
44. 44Pied-billed Grebe8.1%
45. 45Belted Kingfisher8.0%
46. 46Hairy Woodpecker7.4%
47. 47American Kestrel7.4%
48. 48Bald Eagle7.3%
49. 49Northern Shoveler7.0%
50. 50Blue-winged Teal6.9%
51. 51Double-crested Cormorant6.3%
52. 52Bufflehead6.1%
53. 53Cooper's Hawk6.0%
54. 54Lesser Scaup5.8%
55. 55Gadwall5.8%
56. 56American Coot5.6%
57. 57Brown Creeper5.6%
58. 58Rock Pigeon5.6%
59. 59Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5.5%
60. 60Green-winged Teal5.4%