Birds to See in Kentucky in June
76 bird species on our list for Kentucky are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay and Common Grackle. New this month: Common Merganser.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
From Kentucky’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 76 birds in June
76 birds
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Jun
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.78% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.20% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.11% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.94% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.80% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.65% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in Jun
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentCommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.32% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.26% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.13% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.11% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.08% in Jun
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorRare54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made