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
Acanthis flammea
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
Troglodytes aedon
Passerina cyanea
Charadrius vociferus
Empidonax minimus
Calidris minutilla
Sternula antillarum
Aythya affinis
Tringa flavipes
Melospiza lincolnii
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.
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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