State of the Birds

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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.

Winter male Long-tailed Ducks. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Winter female Long-tailed Duck. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Male Long-tailed Ducks in breeding plumage.,

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Louisiana Waterthrush. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla

Male Magnolia Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Pair of Mallards. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Mallard and ducklings. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Mallard nest and eggs. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Marsh Wren. Photo by Pamela Hunt

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

Adult Merlin. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Merlin.,,

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Mourning Dove. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Male Mourning Warbler. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Adult Mute Swan. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Nashville Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Coastal subspecies of Nelson's Sparrow. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Nelson’s Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Male Northern Cardinal. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Northern Cardinal.,,

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Male Northern Flicker. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Adult Northern Gannet in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Northern Gannet in flight.,,

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Immature Northern Harrier. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Northern Harrier in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

Northern Mockingbird. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Male Northern Parula. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Male Northern Pintail. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Northern Pintail. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Northern Rough-winged Swallow. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Adult Northern Saw-whet Owl. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,.,,

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Immature Northern Shrike. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Northern Waterthrush. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Olive-sided Flycatcher. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Adult male Orchard Oriole. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Osprey with a fish. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Osprey nest with young. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Osprey in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Ovenbird. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Palm Warbler (eastern yellow subspecies). Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

Immature Peregrine Falcon. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Adult Peregrine Falcon with prey. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Philadelphia Vireo. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Adult Pied-billed Grebe. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Juvenile Pied-billed Grebes. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Winter plumage Pied-billed Grebe. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Adult Pied-billed Grebe with young on its back,. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Male Pileated Woodpecker. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Pileated Woodpecker at feeding hole. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Male Pine Grosbeak. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

Pine Siskin. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

Male Pine Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Pine Warbler

Setophaga pinus

Piping Plover. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Male Prairie Warbler. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Male Purple Finch. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Purple Finch. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Male Purple Martin. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Purple Sandpiper in winter plumage. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Razorbill. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Razorbill

Alca torda

Male Red Crossbill. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Red-bellied Woodpecker. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Male Red-breasted Merganser. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Female Red-breasted Merganser. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Male Red-breasted Nuthatch. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Red-eyed Vireo. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Immature Red-necked Grebe. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Flock of Red-necked Phalaropes offshore New Hampshire in the fall. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Adult Red-shouldered Hawk. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Red-shouldered Hawk in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Adult Red-tailed Hawk. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Adult Red-tailed Hawk in flight. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Red-tailed Hawk. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Immature Red-throated Loon. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Adult Red-throated Loon. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Male Red-winged Blackbird. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Adult Ring-billed Gull. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Male Ring-necked Duck. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Rock Pigeon. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Rock Pigeon on its nest. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Adult Roseate Terns. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Male Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Photo Credit: Pamela Hunt

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,Immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Ruddy Turnstone in breeding plumage. Photo by Pamela Hunt.

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruffed Grouse. Photo credit: Pamela Hunt,,,

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

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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.

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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