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.

Somateria mollissima

Bucephala clangula

Quiscalus quiscula

Gavia immer

Mergus merganser

Chordeiles minor

Corvus corax

Sterna hirundo

Geothlypis trichas

Accipiter cooperii

Junco hyemalis

Nannopterum auritum

Dryobates pubescens

Calidris alpina

Sialia sialis

Tyrannus tyrannus

Sturnella magna

Sayornis phoebe

Megascops asio

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Antrostomus vociferus

Contopus virens

Sturnus vulgaris

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Spizella pusilla

Corvus ossifragus

Passerella iliaca

Plegadis falcinellis

Regulus satrapa

Ammodramus savannarum

Dumetella carolinensis

Larus marinus

Ardea herodias

Phalacrocorax carbo

Myiarchus crinitus

Ardea alba

Bubo virginianus

Ardenna gravis

Aythya marila

Tringa melanoleuca

Butorides virescens

Anas crecca

Dryobates villosus

Catharus guttatus

Larus argentatus

Lophodytes cucullatus

Podiceps auritus

Eremophila alpestris

Haemorhous mexicanus

Passer domesticus

Passerina cyanea

Charadrius vociferus

Empidonax minimus

Calidris minutilla

Sternula antillarum

Aythya affinis

Tringa flavipes

Melospiza lincolnii

Clangula hyemalis

Parkesia motacilla
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 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