Guild · New Hampshire · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In New Hampshire

55 species in this guild. As a group they are +13% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in New Hampshire. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in New Hampshire is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 5.1 (95% range 4.4–5.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±6.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-0%Change by 2029
5.1Projected 2029 index
4.45.995% range
±6.5%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20255.14.45.9
20265.14.45.9
20275.14.45.9
20285.14.45.9
20295.14.45.9

Member Species In New Hampshire

Forest birds species in New Hampshire.
Wood ThrushTurdidae-88%
Canada WarblerParulidae-86%
Bay-breasted WarblerParulidae-82%
Boreal ChickadeeParidae-81%
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae-70%
Wilson's WarblerParulidae-68%
Cape May WarblerParulidae-66%
VeeryTurdidae-58%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae-55%
Nashville WarblerParulidae-45%
Magnolia WarblerParulidae-44%
American RobinTurdidae-44%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae-29%
American RedstartParulidae-24%
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae-23%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-21%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-20%
Tennessee WarblerParulidae-9%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae-7%
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae-4%
Bicknell's ThrushTurdidae+1%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+4%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+7%
Philadelphia VireoVireonidae+9%
OvenbirdParulidae+12%
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae+18%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+19%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+53%
Winter WrenTroglodytidae+60%
Mourning WarblerParulidae+69%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae+72%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+74%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae+81%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+99%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+103%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+134%
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae+138%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+141%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+146%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae+159%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae+168%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae+173%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+176%
Prairie WarblerParulidae+201%
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae+231%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+234%
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae+296%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+393%
Northern ParulaParulidae+609%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+757%
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae17×
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae20×
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae44×
Pine WarblerParulidae58×
Tufted TitmouseParidae203×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.