Birds of New Hampshire

The birds most often spotted in New Hampshire, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed birds in New Hampshire

Meleagris gallopavo

5,070 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

4,298 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,081 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

3,244 observations

Melospiza melodia

3,207 observations

American Goldfinch

2,798 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,775 observations

Branta canadensis

2,750 observations

Sayornis phoebe

2,447 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,366 observations

2,183 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,004 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,998 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,917 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,847 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

1,831 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,806 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,739 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,735 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,719 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,716 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,670 observations

1,610 observations

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

1,523 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,496 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

1,457 observations · iNaturalist

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,384 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

1,381 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

1,380 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,378 observations

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

1,343 observations · iNaturalist

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

1,312 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,262 observations

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

1,255 observations

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

1,248 observations

1,222 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,220 observations

Catharus guttatus

1,209 observations

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

1,194 observations

Haemorhous purpureus

1,115 observations

1,091 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

1,079 observations

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

1,079 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,037 observations

Passer domesticus

1,022 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,016 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

981 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

959 observations

Somateria mollissima

943 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

914 observations