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The northern cardinal is the state bird of Kentucky. This list of birds of Kentucky includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kentucky by the Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC) of the Kentucky Ornithological Society through January 2023. [1] Another accidental species has been documented since that date. [2]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Ohio. This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [1]
Cuckoos are one of the most common species that tend to fly through Ohio in late spring and early summer. "Any birds that you see in Ohio around July and August are very likely breeding birds that ...
Kentucky recorded 187 bald eagle nests statewide in 2019, the last year data was available, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources. That number has grown from 84 in 2010 ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Northern harrier, Circus hudonius (Unc) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was started by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to name official state birds in the 1920s.
Ohio skies are filled this time of year with hundreds of species of birds flying north for the summer. The height of the spring migration — known as The Biggest Week in American Birding — is ...
John James Audubon operated small businesses in Henderson, Kentucky with mixed success, but his passion was exploring the forests of the region and sketching and painting wildlife, particularly birds. In 1934, the Wolf Hills area in Henderson was selected for a new state park (meeting the minimum 300 acres needed for park development).