Winter Birds in Kentucky

Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (71,941 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
2. 2Carolina Chickadee49%
3. 3Blue Jay45%
4. 4Tufted Titmouse44%
5. 5American Robin42%
6. 6Downy Woodpecker41%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
8. 8American Crow40%
9. 9Mourning Dove40%
10. 10European Starling40%
11. 11Carolina Wren40%
12. 12Song Sparrow38%
13. 13White-throated Sparrow37%
14. 14House Finch33%
15. 15Dark-eyed Junco32%
16. 16American Goldfinch31%
17. 17Canada Goose28%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch28%
19. 19Mallard24%
20. 20Northern Mockingbird23%
21. 21Turkey Vulture18%
22. 22House Sparrow18%
23. 23Northern Flicker17%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird16%
25. 25Great Blue Heron15%
26. 26Red-tailed Hawk15%
27. 27Eastern Towhee14%
28. 28Black Vulture14%
29. 29Red-winged Blackbird12%
30. 30American Kestrel11%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk10%
32. 32Killdeer10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early January, peaks mid March
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks late September
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late February, peaks late August
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late March
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Wilson's Snipefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid March
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals late January, peaks mid April
• Canvasbackfirst arrivals early December, peaks late January
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April

• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by the second week of December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early January
• American Kestrelmost gone by the second week of February
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early December
• Least Sandpipermost gone by early December
• Common Loonmost gone by early February

33. 33Belted Kingfisher10%
34. 34Yellow-rumped Warbler10%
35. 35Ring-billed Gull9.8%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker9.8%
37. 37Hairy Woodpecker8.7%
38. 38Golden-crowned Kinglet8.7%
39. 39Common Grackle8.5%
40. 40White-crowned Sparrow7.5%
41. 41Bald Eagle6.7%
42. 42Hooded Merganser6.6%
43. 43Gadwall6.2%
44. 44Pied-billed Grebe6.2%
45. 45Yellow-bellied Sapsucker6.2%
46. 46Field Sparrow6.1%
47. 47Swamp Sparrow6.1%
48. 48Eastern Meadowlark6.0%
49. 49Brown Creeper6.0%
50. 50Rock Pigeon5.6%
51. 51Purple Finch5.3%
52. 52Bufflehead4.8%
53. 53Ring-necked Duck4.8%
54. 54Cooper's Hawk4.6%
55. 55Northern Shoveler4.5%
56. 56Brown-headed Cowbird4.4%
57. 57Lesser Scaup3.7%
58. 58American Coot3.4%
59. 59Red-breasted Nuthatch3.3%
60. 60Northern Harrier3.3%