Birding Factoids

343 species
in 46 families

22 of the 246 species
endemic to
North America are
represented here.
No state endemics
1 USA endemics

Kentucky
Hotspots

Kentucky Specialities
(Pause your cursor on the photo to see the species name. Click on the birds for more info... )

Photo by Michael Myers

Photo copyright Peter May

Photo copyright Alain Hogue

....Reelfoot NWR - located on Reelfoot Lake in the

northwest corner of Tennessee and the southwest corner of Kentucky.

....Where to Bird in Kentucky - Kentucky lies within parts of three

physiographic provinces: the Appalachian Plateaus, the Interior Low Plateau, and the Coastal Plain and, as a result, possesses a great variety of habitats. That means there are lots of places to look for birds!

....Kentucky National Wildlife Refuges Index - US Fish and Wildlife

....The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky - Information is available on

preserves owned & protected by the Nature Conservancy, including:

Aimee Rosenfield Memorial Preserve
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve
Baumberger Barrens Preserve
Mrs. Baylor O. Hickman Memorial Preserve
Boone County Cliffs State Nature Preserve
Buffalo Trace Preserve
Canoe Creek
Crittenden Springs Glade
Cypress Creek Swamp Preserve
Dinsmore Woods State Nature Preserve
Eastview Barrens Preserve
Hunter Bluff Preserve
Jessamine Creek Gorge Preserve
Jim Beam Nature Preserve
Kirwan Preserve
Mantle Rock
Mary Breckenridge Memorial Preserve
Pine Creek Barrens
Primary Creek Preserve
Sunset Barrens
Thompson Creek Glades

Tours and Guides

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Local Birding Events

Photo copyright Harold Stiver

....Winter Bird Excursions. Contact TVA's Land Between the Lakes

(270) 924-2020. This group also provides Heron Rookery Canoe Trips on June 30, 2001 and a Hummer Festival on July 21, 2001.

Rare Bird Alert

Kentucky (Statewide Kentucky and Southern Indiana) Hotline:

(502) 894-9538

Check also Kentucky RBA Archives

North American Specialities in Kentucky

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.5.
These counts will differ in minor ways from counts based on the ABA classification,
but an international checklist system was required to enable world-wide
country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon, or extremely rare
at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species
noted below have been made in Kentucky. Consult the Breeding Bird Survey or
Christmas Bird Count data on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center website
to determine the "best" place to see each bird. Species printed in blue are endangered.

USA Endemics in Kentucky
___ Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
North American Endemic Specialities in Kentucky
___ Bachman's Sparrow ___ Bewick's Wren ___ Black-headed Grosbeak ___ California Gull ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Fish Crow ___ Harris's Sparrow ___ House Finch	___ Le Conte's Sparrow ___ Mountain Bluebird ___ Mountain Plover ___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow ___ Pileated Woodpecker ___ Prairie Falcon ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker	___ Red-Shouldered Hawk ___ Ruffed Grouse ___ Say's Phoebe ___ Trumpeter Swan ___ Tufted Titmouse ___ Western Grebe ___ Whooping Crane

Links checked November 28, 2000