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Explore New Hampshire’s Birds

On this page you can access information on most of the regularly occurring birds of New Hampshire (a few more to come, so be sure to check back!). Each species profile includes one or more photos of the species, a concise summary of conservation information, graphs showing it’s seasonal abundance, a range map, and a population trend graph where available. There will also be a short narrative describing some aspects of the species’ behavior, ecology, trends, or conservation.

Alder Flycatcher. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

American Bittern. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Male American Black Duck. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female American Black Duck. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

American Crow. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Male American Goldfinch. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Adult Northern Goshawk. Photo credit: Lori Charron,,,

American Goshawk

Accipiter atricapillus

male American Kestrel. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female American Kestrel. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Pair of American Oystercatchers. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

American Pipit. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

Male American Redstart. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Male American Robin. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

American Tree Sparrow. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

American Wigeon pair. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

American Woodcock. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Adult Bald Eagle on nest. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Bald Eagle. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Adult Bald Eagle in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Male Baltimore Oriole. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Bank Swallow. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Barn Swallow feeding nestlings. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Barn Swallow nest with eggs. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Barn Swallow nest with young. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Barred Owl. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Female Belted Kingfisher. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Male Belted Kingfisher. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Bicknell’s Thrush. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Bicknell’s Thrush

Catharus bicknelli

Breeding plumage Black Guillemots. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Winter plumage Black Guillemot. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

Male Black Scoter. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Flock of Black Scoters in the center of a pond.. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Black Scoter. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Female Black-backed Woodpecker. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Breeding plumage Black-bellied Plover. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Black-billed Cuckoo. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-capped Chickadee. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Adult Black-crowned Night-Heron. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Male Black-throated Blue Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Male Blackburnian Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Fall Blackpoll Warbler. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Blackpoll Warbler. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Male Blackpoll Warbler. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

Blue Jay. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Blue-headed Vireo. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Pair of Blue-winged Teal. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Male Blue-winged Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

Male Bobolink. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Fall-plumage Bobolink. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Bobolink. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Adult Bonaparte's Gull. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Bonaparte’s Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Boreal Chickadee. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Brant. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Brant

Branta bernicla

Adult Broad-winged Hawk. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Broad-winged Hawk. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Brown Creeper. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

Brown Thrasher. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Brown-headed Cowbirds. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Male Buffleheads. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Bufflehead. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Canada Geese and young. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Flock of Canada Geese in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Adult Canada Jay. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

Canada Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Carolina Wren. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Male Chestnut-sided Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Chimney Swift. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Chipping Sparrow in breeding plumage. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Cliff Swallow on nest. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Pair of Common Eiders. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Common Eiders with chicks. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Male Common Goldeneye. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Common Goldeneye. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Male Common Grackle. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

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Works Cited

Information for the species profiles on this website was compiled from a combination of the sources listed below.

  • The Birds of New Hampshire. By Allan R. Keith and Robert B. Fox. 2013. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological club No. 19.

  • Atlas of the Breeding Birds of New Hampshire. Carol R. Foss, ed. 1994. Arcadia Publishing Company and Audubon Society of New Hampshire

  • Birds of the World. Various authors and dates. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

  • Data from the Breeding Bird Survey

  • Data from the Christmas Bird Count

Funding

Funding for the State of the Birds website content and development came from grants from the Davis Conservation Foundation and Biber Foundation.

Information for the species profiles on this website was compiled from a combination of the sources listed below.

  • The Birds of New Hampshire. By Allan R. Keith and Robert B. Fox. 2013. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological club No. 19.

  • Atlas of the Breeding Birds of New Hampshire. Carol R. Foss, ed. 1994. Arcadia Publishing Company and Audubon Society of New Hampshire

  • Birds of the World. Various authors and dates. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

  • Data from the Breeding Bird Survey

  • Data from the Christmas Bird Count