Birds in Kentucky in November

Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (20,037 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2Blue Jay53%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee53%
4. 4American Robin46%
5. 5American Crow46%
6. 6Carolina Wren46%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse43%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker41%
10. 10White-throated Sparrow40%
11. 11Song Sparrow37%
12. 12American Goldfinch36%
13. 13European Starling34%
14. 14Mourning Dove34%
15. 15House Finch32%
16. 16White-breasted Nuthatch30%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco28%
18. 18Turkey Vulture27%
19. 19Northern Flicker26%
20. 20Northern Mockingbird23%
21. 21Canada Goose22%
22. 22Mallard22%
23. 23Great Blue Heron22%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird21%
25. 25Yellow-rumped Warbler19%
26. 26Golden-crowned Kinglet17%
27. 27House Sparrow16%
28. 28Belted Kingfisher16%
29. 29Red-tailed Hawk16%
30. 30Black Vulture15%
31. 31Killdeer15%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird14%
33. 33Cedar Waxwing14%
34. 34Eastern Towhee13%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker13%
36. 36Common Grackle12%
37. 37Pied-billed Grebe11%
38. 38Ring-billed Gull10%
39. 39Red-shouldered Hawk10%

• American Kestrelfirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks late December
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals early November, peaks mid January
• Buffleheadfirst arrivals early November, peaks early March
• Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals early November, peaks early March
• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals late November, peaks late January
• Redheadfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late January
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks the second week of December
• Fox Sparrowfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January

• Northern Flickermost gone by mid November
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early November
• Great Egretmost gone by early November
• Wood Duckmost gone by early November
• Cooper's Hawkmost gone by early November
• Wild Turkeymost gone by early November
• Barred Owlmost gone by mid November
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by late November

40. 40Swamp Sparrow9.2%
41. 41American Kestrel9.2%
42. 42Hairy Woodpecker9.0%
43. 43Brown Creeper8.8%
44. 44Field Sparrow8.5%
45. 45Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.3%
46. 46Double-crested Cormorant8.3%
47. 47Bald Eagle7.4%
48. 48Chipping Sparrow7.0%
49. 49White-crowned Sparrow6.8%
50. 50Ruby-crowned Kinglet5.9%
51. 51Rock Pigeon5.8%
52. 52American Coot5.7%
53. 53Gadwall5.2%
54. 54Cooper's Hawk5.1%
55. 55Eastern Meadowlark4.9%
56. 56Bonaparte's Gull4.8%
57. 57Hooded Merganser4.7%
58. 58Eastern Phoebe4.6%
59. 59Red-breasted Nuthatch4.5%
60. 60Purple Finch4.1%