New World Blackbirds in Kentucky
Our list for Kentucky has 5 new world blackbirds recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kentucky in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentRare16–26 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Red-winged Blackbird 17–23 cm
- Western Meadowlark 16–26 cm
- Common Grackle 28–34 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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