Birding in Kentucky

Top Birding Locations in Kentucky

Sloughs WMA, Sauerheber Unit
Minor E Clark Fish Hatchery
Peabody WMA, Sinclair Unit
Reelfoot NWR, Long Point Unit (KY)
Crappie Hollow (Blood River)
Fishing Creek Recreation Area
Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area (KY)
McElroy Lake, transient (restricted access, view from gravel field entrance)
Surrey Hills Farm (restricted access)
Jacobson Park
Melco Flood Retention Basin (restricted access)
Pulaski County Park
Ballard WMA
Land Between the Lakes (KY)–Lyon Co.
Land Between the Lakes (Lyon Co., KY)–Honker Lake & Bay
Jonathan Creek Embayment
Freeman Lake
Morgan Pond, transient (restricted access, view from gravel field entrance)
Spindletop Research Farm
Owsley Fork Reservoir

Resources

Books on Birding in Kentucky
Birds of North America
Alpha Codes (4-letter)
Code of Birding Ethics

Websites about Birding in Kentucky

Kentucky Ornithological Society

Audubon Society of Kentucky – Lexington, KY
Beckham Bird Club – Louisville, KY
Central Kentucky Audubon Society
Daviess County Audubon Society
Frankfort Audubon Society
Henderson Audubon Society
Jackson Purchase Audubon Society – Paducah, KY
Little River Audubon Society – Hopkinsville, KY
Louisville Audubon Society

eBird is a real-time, online checklist program which has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. Jointly sponsored by the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution.

Finding Birding Locations in Kentucky

This website provides descriptions and maps of eBird Hotspots in Kentucky. In eBird, Hotspots are shared locations where birders may report their bird sightings to eBird. Hotspots provide birders with information about birding locations where birds are being seen.

Hotspots are organized by county. If you know the county of a location, click on the county name in the Alphabetical list of Kentucky Counties to access information about birds and all the eBird hotspots in that county.

If you do not know the county, select a hotspot from the Alphabetical Index of Kentucky Hotspots.
Or use the “magnifying glass” search icon on the upper right to find a hotspot. Enter all or part of a hotspot name.

Links to eBird web site

About eBird
eBird Hotspot Explorer
Tips on using the eBird Hotspot Explorer
eBird Brochure and PowerPoint
eBird Quick Start Guide
How to import data into eBird
Lists of all eBird Hotspots world wide
eBird Facebook page

Tips on Managing your eBird Records

How to change the location of a checklist
How to merge a personal location with an eBird Hotspot
How to share a checklist with other birders
How to suggest a personal location as a new eBird Hotspot
How to get a “life list” of bird species at a personal location

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