Check-list of Adair County, Kentucky, Birds

 

Table 1. UCR Bird List with species observed in Adair County indicated (X in right column).  Species denoted below with one asterisk (*) are rare and with two asterisks (**) very rare within the UCR; sightings of these species should ideally be reported via a documentation form.  Species on the Audubon WatchList are indicated below in pink (27 species) or red (8 species), with the latter being more critically decreasing species.

_____ Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) **  
_____ Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) *
_____ Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) X
    Snow Goose, white morph
    Snow Goose, blue morph
    Snow Goose, intermediate morph **
_____ Ross's Goose (Chen rossii) *
_____ Brant (Branta bernicla) **
_____  Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) **
_____  Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
_____  Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) *
_____ Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) **
_____  Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) *
_____  Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) X
_____ Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) X
_____  Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) X
_____  Gadwall (Anas strepera) X
_____  American Wigeon (Anas americana) X
_____  Mallard (Anas platyrhyncos) X
_____  American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) X
_____  Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) **
_____  Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) X
_____  Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) X
_____  Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) X
_____  Redhead (Aythya americana) X
_____  Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) X
_____  Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) * X
_____  Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) X
_____  Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) **
_____  Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) *
_____ White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) *
_____ Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) ** X
_____ Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) ** 
_____ Bufflehead  (Bucephala albeola) X
_____ Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) X
_____ Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) X
_____ Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) *
_____ Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) X
_____ Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
_____  Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) X
_____  Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) *
_____  Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) X
_____ Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) X
_____  Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) X
_____ Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) **
_____ Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) *
_____ Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) **
_____ Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X
_____ Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) * X
_____ Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius—extinct) --
_____ White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) **  
_____ Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
_____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) X
_____ Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) * X
_____ Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) X
_____ Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) X
_____ Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) X
_____ Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X
_____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) X
_____ Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) *
_____ Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) **
_____ Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) **
_____ Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) **
_____  King Rail (Rallus elegans) **
_____ Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) * X
_____ Sora (Porzana carolina) * X
_____ Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) **
_____ Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) **
_____ American Coot (Fulica americana) X
_____ Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) X
_____  Whooping Crane (Grus americana—reintroduced migrant) **
_____ Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) **
_____ American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) ** X
_____ Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatorola) ** X
_____ American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) *
_____ Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) X
_____ Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) **  
_____ Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) X
_____ Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) **
_____ Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) **
_____ Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) ** X
_____ Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) * X
_____ Sanderling (Calidris alba) **  
_____ Dunlin (Calidris alpina) X
_____ Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) ** X
_____ Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) X
_____ White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) * X
_____ Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) ** X
_____ Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) X
_____ Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) X
_____ Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) * X
_____ Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) * X
_____ Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) ** X
_____ American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) X
_____ Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) X
_____ Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) X
_____ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) X
_____ Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) X
_____ Willet (Tringa semipalmata) ** X
_____ Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) X
_____ Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) **
_____ Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) **  
_____ Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) **
_____ Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) **  
_____ Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) **  
_____ Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) **
_____ Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) **  
_____ Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) X
_____ Little Gull (Hydrocolaeus minutus) **
_____ Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) **
_____ Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) ** X
_____ Mew Gull (Larus canus) **
_____ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
_____ California Gull (Larus californicus) **
_____ Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
_____  Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) ** X
_____  Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) **
_____  Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) **  
_____ Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) **
_____ Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) **
_____ Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) X
_____ Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) X
_____ Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) *
_____ Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) **  
_____ Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) X
_____  Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) * X
_____  Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) **
_____  Common Loon (Gavia immer) X
_____  Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) **
_____ Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) **  
_____ Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) **  
_____ Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) X
_____ Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) **  
_____ American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) *
_____ Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) **
_____ American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) *
_____ Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) **
_____ Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) X
    Great Blue Heron, blue morph x
    Great Blue Heron, white morph **
_____ Great Egret (Ardea alba) X
_____ Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) *
_____ Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) * X
_____ Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) **
_____ Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) * X
_____ Green Heron (Butorides virescens) X
_____ Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) X
_____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) * X
_____ White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) **
_____ White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) **
_____ Dark Ibis sp. (Plegadis sp.) **
_____ Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) X
_____ Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) X
_____ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) X
_____ Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) **  
_____ Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) * X
_____ Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) X
_____ Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) X
_____ Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperi) X
_____ Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) X
_____ Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) **
_____ Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) X
_____ Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) X
_____ Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) **  
_____ Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) X
    B. j. harlani **
    B. j. calurus ** 
    B. j. borealis light morph (Krider's) ** 
_____ Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) *
_____ Barn Owl (Tyto alba) *
_____ Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) X
_____ Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) X
_____ Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) **
_____ Barred Owl (Strix varia) X
_____ Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) **
_____ Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) *
_____ Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) *
_____ Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) X
_____ Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) X
_____ Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) X
_____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) X
_____ Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X
_____ Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) X
_____ Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis—extirpated) **
_____ Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) X
_____ Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) X
_____ American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) X
_____ Merlin (Falco columbarius) * X
_____ Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) * X
_____ Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) **
_____ Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis—extinct) --
_____ Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) **  
_____ Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) X
_____ Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) **
_____ Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) X
_____ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) **
_____ Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) * X
_____ Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) X
_____ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) ** X
_____ Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) X
_____ Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) **
_____ Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) * X
_____ Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) * X
_____ Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) X
_____ Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) **
_____ Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) X
_____ Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) **  
_____ White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) X
_____ Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) **  
_____ Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) X
_____ Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) X
_____ Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) X
_____ Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) X
_____ Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) X
_____ Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
_____ American Crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos) X
_____ Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) **  
_____ Common Raven (Corvus corax) **
_____ Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) X
_____ Purple Martin (Progne subis) X
_____ Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X
_____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) X
_____ Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) X
_____ Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonata) X
_____ Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
_____ Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) X
_____ Tufted Titmouse (Baeopholus bicolor) X
_____ Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) X
_____ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) X
_____ Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) *
_____ Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) X
_____ House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) X
_____ Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) X
_____ Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) * X
_____ Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) * X
_____ Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) X
_____ Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) **
_____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) X
_____ Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) X
_____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) X
_____ Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) X
_____ Veery (Catharus fuscescens) * X
_____ Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) X
_____ Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) X
_____ Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) X
_____ Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) X
_____ American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
_____ Gray Catbird (Dumatella carolinensis) X
_____ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) X
_____ Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) X
_____ European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
_____ Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) X
_____ House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
_____ American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) X
_____ Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) *
_____ House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
_____ Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) X
_____ Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) **
_____ Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) **
_____ White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) **
_____ Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) X
_____ American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
_____ Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) * X
_____ Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) ** X
_____ Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) X

_____

 Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) **
_____ American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) * X
_____ Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) X
_____ Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) **
_____ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) X
_____ Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
_____ Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) **
_____ Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) X
_____ Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) X
_____ Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) * X
_____ LeConte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) **
_____ Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) **
_____ Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) X
_____ Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodius) X
_____ Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) X
_____ Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) X
_____ White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
_____ Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) **
_____ White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) X
_____ Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) X
_____ Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) X
_____ Yellow-headed Blackbird  (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) **
_____ Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) X
_____ Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) X
_____ Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) **
_____ Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) X
_____ Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) X
_____ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
_____ Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) X
_____ Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) X
_____ Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) *
_____ Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
_____ Ovenbird (Seiuris aurocapillus) X
_____ Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus) X
_____ Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) X
_____ Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  
_____ Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) X
_____ Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) X
    "Brewster's" Warbler *  
    "Lawrence's" Warbler **
_____ Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) X
_____ Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) X
_____ Swainson's Warbler * (Limnothylpis swainsonii) * X
_____ Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) X
_____ Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) X
_____ Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) X
_____ Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) *  
_____ Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) * X
_____ Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosus) X
_____ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) X
_____ Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) X
_____ American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) X
_____ Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) X
_____ Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga caerulea) X
_____ Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) X
_____ Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) X
_____ Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) X
_____ Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) X
_____ Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) X
_____ Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) X
_____ Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) X
_____ Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) * X
_____ Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) X
_____ Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) X
_____ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) X
    "Myrtle" form x
    "Audubon's" form **  
_____ Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) X
_____ Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) X
_____ Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) X
_____ Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) X
_____ Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) X
_____ Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) X
_____ Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) X
_____ Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
_____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) X
_____ Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) X
_____ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) X
_____ Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) **
_____ Dickcissel (Spiza americana) X
Total Species 228

 

Table 2. Annotated list of Adair County bird species.  * = Rare species in UCR.

_____ Snow Goose (6 January 2001, RMD)

_____ Canada Goose

_____ Wood Duck

_____ Blue-winged Teal (16 October 2008, RMD)

_____ Northern Shoveler (16 October 2008, RMD)

_____ Gadwall (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ American Wigeon (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Mallard

_____ American Black Duck (11 February 2009, RMD)

_____ Northern Pintail (17 November 2008, RMD)

_____ Green-winged Teal (23 March 2002, RMD)

_____ Canvasback (17 November 2008, RMD)

_____ Redhead (1 December 2008, RMD)

_____ Ring-necked Duck (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Greater Scaup (28 December 2005, BLP)

_____ Lesser Scaup (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Black Scoter * (31 October 1993, JBE [Monroe et al. 1994])

_____ Bufflehead (1 December 2001, SBC)

_____ Common Goldeneye (6 January 2001, RMD)

_____ Hooded Merganser (6 January 2001, RMD)

_____ Red-breasted Merganser (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Ruddy Duck (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Northern Bobwhite (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Wild Turkey (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Pied-billed Grebe

_____ Horned Grebe (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Rock Pigeon (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Eurasian Collared-Dove (8 October 2008, RMD)

_____ Mourning Dove (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Black-billed Cuckoo * (16&21 May 2009, RMD photo)

_____ Common Nighthawk (6 September 2008, RMD)

_____ Chuck-will's-widow (6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

_____ Eastern Whip-poor-will (6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

_____ Chimney Swift (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Virginia Rail * (22 October 1983 [tower casualty], JBE [Stamm 1984a])

_____ Sora * (1 tower casualty, 16/17 October 1990, JBE [Elmore and Palmer-Ball 1991])

_____ American Coot (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Sandhill Crane (mid-May 1966 [Guthrie 1966]; 28 November 2001, SJS; 1 January 2006, TBM, LMM;
            6 May 2008, RMD—a SBB record)

_____ American Avocet * (10 November 2008, RMD photo)

_____ Black-bellied Plover * (5 October 1983, JBE)

_____ Semipalmated Plover (4 September 2008, RMD)

_____ Killdeer (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Ruddy Turnstone (4 September 2007, RMD photo)

_____ Stilt Sandpiper * (25 August 2007, RMD; 22 August 2008, RMD)

_____ Dunlin (25 October 1981, JBE [Stamm 1981a]; 31 October 1993, JBE [Monroe et al. 1994])

_____ Baird's Sandpiper * (25 October 1981, JBE [Stamm 1981a])

_____ Least Sandpiper (9 March 2002, RMD)

_____ White-rumped Sandpiper * (25 April 1982, JBE [Palmer-Ball 2003])

_____ Buff-breasted Sandpiper (4 September 2007, RMD photo)

_____ Pectoral Sandpiper (31 October 1998, RMD)

_____ Semipalmated Sandpiper (22 August 2008, RMD)

_____ Western Sandpiper (28 November 1982–30 January 1983 [Palmer-Ball 2003])

_____ Short-billed Dowitcher * (22 August 2008, RMD)

_____ Long-billed Dowitcher * (18 October 1981, JBE [Elmore 1982; Stamm 1982a]; 25 October 1981, JBE
            [Stamm 1982a]; 19 October 2007, RMD)

_____ American Woodcock (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996]; 6 May 2008, BHS—a SBB record)

_____ Wilson's Snipe (16 October 2004, SJS, WAW)

_____ Spotted Sandpiper (6 May 2008, RMD—a SBB record)

_____ Solitary Sandpiper (6 May 2008, BHS—a SBB record)

_____ Lesser Yellowlegs (6 May 2008, BHS—a SBB record)

_____ Willet * (9 May 2010, RMD photo)

_____ Greater Yellowlegs (9 March 2002, RMD)

_____ Bonaparte's Gull (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Franklin's Gull (5 November 2013, RMD photo)

_____ Ring-billed Gull (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Herring Gull (29 December 2001, RMD, BLP, AMM)

_____ Lesser Black-backed Gull (3-5 November 2013, BLP, EH, RMD photo)

_____ Black Tern (22 August 2008, RMD)

_____ Caspian Tern (10 September 2007, RMD)

_____ Forster's Tern (23 October 1983, JBE; 27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Red-throated Loon * (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Common Loon (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Double-crested Cormorant (1 December 2001, SBC)

_____ Great Blue Heron

_____ Great Egret (21 September/5 October 1983, JBE; 19 July 2003, WAW, RMD et al.)

_____ Little Blue Heron (4 September 1993, JBE; 24 July–14 August 2007, RMD)

_____ Cattle Egret (10–13 September 2007, RMD)

_____ Green Heron (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Black-crowned Night-Heron (August–October 2007, RMD)

_____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron * (22 May 2009, DC photo)

_____ Black Vulture

_____ Turkey Vulture

_____ Osprey (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Golden Eagle (27 November 1996, DLR [Busroe 1997a], JB photo; 10 February 2007, RMD)

_____ Northern Harrier (10 October 2009, RMD)

_____ Sharp-shinned Hawk (19 July 2003, SJS, WAW)

_____ Cooper's Hawk (3 November 2001, RMD)

_____ Bald Eagle (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Red-shouldered Hawk (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Broad-winged Hawk (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Red-tailed Hawk (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Eastern Screech-Owl (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Great Horned Owl (6 May 2008, BHS—a SBB record)

_____ Barred Owl (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Belted Kingfisher (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Red-headed Woodpecker (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Red-bellied Woodpecker (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker(1 December 2001, RMD)

_____ Downy Woodpecker (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Hairy Woodpecker (19 July 2003, SJS et al.)

_____ Northern Flicker (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Pileated Woodpecker (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ American Kestrel (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Merlin * (5 February 2000, RMD; 16 October 2004, SJS, WAW)

_____ Peregrine Falcon * (5 October 2007, RMD photo)

_____ Great Crested Flycatcher (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Eastern Kingbird

_____ Olive-sided Flycatcher (9 September 2010, RMD photo)

_____ Eastern Wood-Pewee (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (8 September 2006, RMD photo)

_____ Acadian Flycatcher (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Willow Flycatcher (13 June 2014, SJS—an Adair County Foray record)

_____ Least Flycatcher (8 September 2006, RMD)

_____ Eastern Phoebe

_____ Loggerhead Shrike (29 December 2001, RMD, BLP, AMM)

_____ White-eyed Vireo (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Yellow-throated Vireo (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Blue-headed Vireo (16 October 2004, SJS, WAW)

_____ Philadelphia Vireo (1 October 2005, RMD)

_____ Warbling Vireo (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996]; 1 June 2004, SJS)

_____ Red-eyed Vireo (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Blue Jay (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ American Crow (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Horned Lark (16 October 2004, WAW, SJS)

_____ Purple Martin (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Tree Swallow (4 March 2000, RMD)

_____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Bank Swallow (14 August 2007, RMD)

_____ Cliff Swallow (Monroe et al. 1988)

_____ Barn Swallow (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Carolina Chickadee (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Tufted Titmouse (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Red-breasted Nuthatch (28 December 2005, RMD, BPB)

_____ White-breasted Nuthatch (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Brown Creeper (3 March 2004, RMD)

_____ House Wren (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996]; 1 June 2004, SJS)

_____ Winter Wren (16 October 2004, SJS, WAW)

_____ Sedge Wren (1 October 2005, RMD)

_____ Marsh Wren * (4 tower casualties, 16/17 October 1990, JBE [Elmore and Palmer-Ball 1991];
            1 October 2005, RMD)

_____ Carolina Wren (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Golden-crowned Kinglet

_____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Eastern Bluebird (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Veery (6 May 2008, SJS, TMS—a SBB record)

_____ Gray-cheeked Thrush (16 May 2009, RMD)

_____ Swainson's Thrush (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Hermit Thrush

_____ Wood Thrush (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ American Robin

_____ Gray Catbird (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Brown Thrasher

_____ Northern Mockingbird (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ European Starling (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Cedar Waxwing (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ House Sparrow (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ American Pipit    (9 October 2007, RMD)

_____ House Finch (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Purple Finch (1 December 2001, RMD)

_____ Pine Siskin (14 February 2009, DC)

_____ American Goldfinch (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Lapland Longspur * (29 January 2009, RMD)

_____ Snow Bunting * (16 November 1996, RMD; 29 January 2009, RMD, SD)

_____ Eastern Towhee

_____ American Tree Sparrow * (7 December 1983, JBE; 29 January 2009, RMD)

_____ Chipping Sparrow

_____ Field Sparrow (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Savannah Sparrow (21 March 2008, RMD)

_____ Grasshopper Sparrow (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Henslow's Sparrow (6 May 2008, BHS—a SBB record)

_____ Fox Sparrow (RMD)

_____ Song Sparrow (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Lincoln's Sparrow (16 October 2004, SJS, WAW)

_____ Swamp Sparrow (7 October 2008, RMD)

_____ White-throated Sparrow (28 November 2001, SJS)

_____ White-crowned Sparrow (28 December 2005, RMD, BLP)

_____ Dark-eyed Junco (1 December 2001, SBC)

_____ Yellow-breasted Chat (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Bobolink (24 September 1989 [tower casualty], JBE [Stamm 1990a]; 6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

_____ Eastern Meadowlark (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Orchard Oriole (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Baltimore Oriole (6 May 2008, RMD—a SBB record)

_____ Red-winged Blackbird

_____ Brown-headed Cowbird (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Rusty Blackbird (5 November 2009, RMD)

_____ Common Grackle

_____ Ovenbird (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Worm-eating Warbler (19 July 2003, SJS, WAW et al.)

_____ Louisiana Waterthrush (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Golden-winged Warbler (8 September 2006, RMD)

_____ Blue-winged Warbler (1 October 2005, RMD)

_____ Black-and-white Warbler (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Prothonotary Warbler (21 June 1990, MS [Stamm and Monroe 1990b]; 11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Swainson's Warbler (c.17 October 1990 [tower casualty], JBE [Elmore and Palmer-Ball 1991])

_____ Tennessee Warbler (25 October 2002, RMD)

_____ Orange-crowned Warbler (25 October 2002, RMD)

_____ Nashville Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM; 8 September 2006, RMD)

_____ Mourning Warbler * (9 September 2011, RMD)

_____ Kentucky Warbler (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Common Yellowthroat (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Hooded Warbler (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ American Redstart (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Cape May Warbler (6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

_____ Cerulean Warbler * (19 June 1990, MS [Stamm and Monroe 1990b])

_____ Northern Parula (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Magnolia Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Bay-breasted Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Blackburnian Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Yellow Warbler (KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Chestnut-sided Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Blackpoll Warbler (6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

_____ Black-throated Blue Warbler * (22 Oct 1983 [tower casualty], JBE [Stamm 1984a]; 6 May 2008, SJS, TMS—a SBB record)

_____ Palm Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Pine Warbler (13 June 1990, MS [Stamm and Monroe 1990b]; KBBA [Palmer-Ball 1996])

_____ Yellow-rumped Warbler (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Yellow-throated Warbler (19 July 2003, RMD, SJS et al.)

_____ Prairie Warbler (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Black-throated Green Warbler (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Canada Warbler (30 August 2007, RMD)

_____ Wilson's Warbler (4 September 2008, RMD)

_____ Summer Tanager (19 July 2003, SJS et al.)

_____ Scarlet Tanager (19 July 2003, SJS et al.)

_____ Northern Cardinal (28 November 2001, BLP, SJS)

_____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak (27 September 2003, RMD, LM)

_____ Blue Grosbeak (11 June 2003, RMD)

_____ Indigo Bunting

_____ Dickcissel (6 May 2008, m. ob.—a SBB record)

 

Key to Initials and Abbreviations:

JB Jamie Baker
DC Derek Coomer
RMD Roseanna M. Denton
SD Steve Denton
JBE Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.
EH Eddie Huber
LM Linda McClendon
LMM Lynda M. Mills
TBM Thomas B. Mills
AMM Arlene M. Morton
BLP B. Lemon Palmer-Ball, Jr.
DLR David L. Roemer
TMS Thomas M. Saya
BHS Barbara H. Stedman
SJS Stephen J. Stedman
MS Mitchell Sturgeon
WAW Winston A. Walden
   
KBBA Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas
SBB Spring BirdBlitz (Adair County)
SBC Somerset Bird Club

 

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