Birds in Kentucky
Birds in Kentucky in May
The most likely birds in Kentucky in May are Northern Cardinal (76%), American Robin (69%), and Blue Jay (53%). 144 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (38,483 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal76% - 2
American Robin69% - 3
Blue Jay53% - 4
Mourning Dove53% - 5
Tufted Titmouse50% - 6
Carolina Wren46% - 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker46% - 8
Carolina Chickadee44% - 9
European Starling44% - 10
Common Grackle44% - 11
Red-winged Blackbird43% - 12
American Crow42% - 13
Brown-headed Cowbird42% - 14
Indigo Bunting41% - 15
American Goldfinch41% - 16
Song Sparrow41% - 17
Downy Woodpecker35% - 18
Turkey Vulture34% - 19
Red-eyed Vireo33% - 20
House Finch32% - 21
Eastern Wood-Pewee30% - 22
Canada Goose27% - 23
Barn Swallow27% - 24
Northern Mockingbird26% - 25
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher26% - 26
Great Crested Flycatcher26% - 27
Chipping Sparrow26% - 28
Eastern Towhee25% - 29
Chimney Swift24% - 30
White-breasted Nuthatch24% - 31
House Sparrow24% - 32
Common Yellowthroat22% - 33
Northern Parula22% - 34
Eastern Bluebird21% - 35
Eastern Kingbird21% - 36Northern House Wren21%
- 37
Summer Tanager21% - 38
Tree Swallow20% - 39
Gray Catbird20% - 40
Wood Thrush20% - 41
Baltimore Oriole19% - 42
Brown Thrasher19% - 43
Great Blue Heron19% - 44
Mallard18% - 45
Eastern Phoebe17% - 46
Field Sparrow16% - 47
Ruby-throated Hummingbird16% - 48
Swainson's Thrush16% - 49
Killdeer15% - 50
Pileated Woodpecker15% - 51
Cedar Waxwing15% - 52
White-eyed Vireo15% - 53
Black Vulture14% - 54
Eastern Meadowlark13% - 55
American Redstart13% - 56
Northern Rough-winged Swallow13% - 57
Tennessee Warbler12% - 58
Rose-breasted Grosbeak12% - 59Northern Yellow Warbler12%
- 60
Yellow-breasted Chat12%