Spring Birds in Kentucky

Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (100,261 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal75%
2. 2American Robin69%
3. 3Blue Jay53%
4. 4Tufted Titmouse52%
5. 5Mourning Dove52%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee48%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
8. 8Carolina Wren46%
9. 9American Crow45%
10. 10European Starling44%
11. 11Red-winged Blackbird43%
12. 12Song Sparrow42%
13. 13American Goldfinch39%
14. 14Common Grackle38%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%
16. 16Turkey Vulture37%
17. 17Brown-headed Cowbird36%
18. 18House Finch32%
19. 19Canada Goose32%
20. 20Eastern Towhee26%
21. 21White-throated Sparrow26%
22. 22White-breasted Nuthatch25%
23. 23Northern Mockingbird25%
24. 24Chipping Sparrow25%
25. 25Eastern Bluebird22%
26. 26House Sparrow21%
27. 27Blue-gray Gnatcatcher21%
28. 28Mallard21%
29. 29Indigo Bunting19%
30. 30Tree Swallow18%
31. 31Great Blue Heron18%
32. 32Eastern Phoebe18%
33. 33Brown Thrasher18%
34. 34Field Sparrow17%
35. 35Killdeer17%
36. 36Red-eyed Vireo16%
37. 37Northern Parula16%
38. 38Barn Swallow16%
39. 39Northern Flicker16%
40. 40Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
41. 41Pileated Woodpecker15%
42. 42Black Vulture15%
43. 43Eastern Meadowlark13%
44. 44Great Crested Flycatcher13%
45. 45Chimney Swift13%
46. 46Red-tailed Hawk12%
47. 47Common Yellowthroat12%
48. 48Northern House Wren12%
49. 49Eastern Wood-Pewee12%
50. 50Red-shouldered Hawk11%
51. 51Eastern Kingbird11%
52. 52Wood Thrush11%
53. 53Dark-eyed Junco11%
54. 54Gray Catbird10%
55. 55White-eyed Vireo10%

• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of July
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early September
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• 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
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by early April
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by late May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by late May
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of May
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid March
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by late May

56. 56Summer Tanager10%
57. 57Baltimore Oriole9.9%
58. 58Northern Rough-winged Swallow9.8%
59. 59Ruby-throated Hummingbird8.2%
60. 60Wood Duck8.0%