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The Birds of the Breaks and Nearby Areas

This is a guide to the birds that can be found in or near Breaks Interstate Park (BIP), an interstate park located on the border of Kentucky and Virginia. Dickensen County, VA and Pike County, KY and portions of Buchanan County, VA close to the Breaks. It is meant for BIP guests, locals, and ...more ↓

Summer Tanager 1
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager 2
Piranga olivacea
Savannah Sparrow 3
Passerculus sandwichensis
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Junco hyemalis
Grasshopper Sparrow 5
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 6
Pooecetes gramineus
Indigo Bunting 7
Passerina cyanea
Yellow-breasted Chat 8
Icteria virens
American Redstart 9
Setophaga ruticilla
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-and-white Warbler 11
Mniotilta varia
Rusty Blackbird 12
Euphagus carolinus
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Molothrus ater
Red Crossbill 13
Loxia curvirostra
Connecticut Warbler 14
Oporornis agilis
Swainson's Warbler 15
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Bobolink 16
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Prothonotary Warbler 17
Protonotaria citrea
Cliff Swallow 18
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin 19
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 20
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 21
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 22
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Swainson's Thrush 24
Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 25
Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush 26
Catharus guttatus
Veery 27
Catharus fuscescens
Eastern Bluebird 28
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 29
Hylocichla mustelina
Tufted Titmouse 30
Baeolophus bicolor
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
White-breasted Nuthatch 31
Sitta carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 32
Sitta canadensis
European Starling 33
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Mockingbird 16
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 34
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Contopus virens
Olive-sided Flycatcher 35
Contopus cooperi
Least Flycatcher 17
Empidonax minimus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 6
Empidonax flaviventris
Willow Flycatcher 16
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher 36
Empidonax alnorum
Acadian Flycatcher 37
Empidonax virescens
Eastern Kingbird 38
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe 8
Sayornis phoebe
Philadelphia Vireo 25
Vireo philadelphicus
Yellow-throated Vireo 16
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Vireo olivaceus
Warbling Vireo 39
Vireo gilvus
Blue-headed Vireo 37
Vireo solitarius
White-eyed Vireo 7
Vireo griseus
Downy Woodpecker 40
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 41
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 42
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-headed Woodpecker 29
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 43
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 44
Colaptes auratus
Carolina Parakeet 33
Conuropsis carolinensis
Common Nighthawk 5
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Screech-Owl 45
Megascops asio
Barred Owl 46
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl 47
Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl 6
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl 21
Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 21
Aegolius acadicus
Ovenbird 48
Seiurus aurocapilla
Spotted Sandpiper 34
Actitis macularius
Worm-eating Warbler 6
Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush 6
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 49
Parkesia noveboracensis
Blue Grosbeak 50
Passerina caerulea
Blue-winged Warbler 26
Vermivora cyanoptera
Lapland Longspur 5
Calcarius lapponicus
Osprey 3
Pandion haliaetus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 51
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 52
Regulus satrapa
Great Egret 3
Ardea alba
Bonaparte's Gull 53
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Caspian Tern 53
Hydroprogne caspia
Carolina Chickadee 51
Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Tennessee Warbler 54
Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler 55
Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler 17
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Mourning Warbler 56
Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler 57
Geothlypis formosa
Hooded Warbler 29
Setophaga citrina
Cape May Warbler 53
Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler 6
Setophaga cerulea
Northern Parula 51
Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler 57
Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler 58
Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler 59
Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler 37
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler 60
Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler 61
Setophaga striata

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