May 27, 2026
Lyme Common Historic Districti
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for New Hampshire
Mountains, forests, lakes, and changing seasons
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in New Hampshire. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
203
Species
78
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across New Hampshire
This guide focuses on birdlife within New Hampshire's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in New Hampshire
A recent look at bird sightings across New Hampshire.
May 23, 2026
Brattleboro Downtown Historic Districti
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May 20, 2026
Orford Street Historic Districti
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across New Hampshire.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in New Hampshire
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
American Robin
13 snaps
American Goldfinch
8 snaps
Dark-eyed Junco
8 snaps
Red-winged Blackbird
8 snaps
Chipping Sparrow
7 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in New Hampshire
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park46 sightings50 species
New Hampshire, US
Derryfield Park
You might spot Eastern White Pine, Eastern Skunk Cabbage, and Duck.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Hampshire, US
Strawbery Banke
You might spot Common Eider and European Green Crab.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Hampshire, US
Pittsfield Center Historic District
You might spot Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, and Chipping Sparrow.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Hampshire, US
Nashua Manufacturing Company Historic District
You might spot Eastern White Pine and Asian Bittersweet.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Hampshire, US
Orford Street Historic District
You might spot Eastern White Pine, Trailing Arbutus, and White Oak.
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Park41 sightings50 species
New Hampshire, US
Wilder
You might spot Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, and American Beech.
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Full Guide
Full New Hampshire birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Chipping Sparrow
Duck
Common Eider
Gray Catbird
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Northern Yellow Warbler
Common Grackle
Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
Killdeer
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Cardinal
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-capped Chickadee
Broad-winged Hawk
Common Loon
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Crow
Baltimore Oriole
Barred Owl
Black Vulture
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Common Yellowthroat
Double-crested Cormorant
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Osprey
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Egret
Song Sparrow
Vulture
Wood Duck
American Redstart
Bank Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Bonaparte's Gull
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Chukar
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
European Starling
Evening Grosbeak
Glossy Ibis
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Egret
Hairy Woodpecker
Hooded Merganser
House Finch
Indigo Bunting
Magnolia Warbler
Mute Swan
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Scarlet Tanager
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Veery
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
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