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New Hampshire Breeding Birds

176 species recorded across 26 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

New Hampshire Bird Population Trends

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Herring Gull has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 100% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Bank Swallow has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Eastern Towhee has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Cliff Swallow has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Killdeer has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in New Hampshire

-74%

Shorebirds

4 species
-54%

Aerial insectivores

18 species
-52%

Grassland birds

4 species
-52%

Wetland birds

12 species
-49%

Generalists

11 species
+1%

Forest birds

80 species
+16%

Birds of prey

11 species
+142%

Game birds

3 species
+162%

Waterfowl

6 species

New Hampshire Bird Survey Routes

Browse New Hampshire Birds By Family

Each species links to its trend in New Hampshire.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Bald Eagle +66%Broad-winged Hawk +106%Cooper's Hawk +23%Red-shouldered Hawk +13%Red-tailed Hawk +459%Sharp-shinned Hawk -4%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -11%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Black Duck -89%Canada Goose 11×Common Merganser +130%Hooded Merganser +15%Mallard +203%Wood Duck +49%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -62%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -50%Great Blue Heron +83%Green Heron -37%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +43%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -58%Eastern Whip-poor-will -53%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting +192%Northern Cardinal 178×Rose-breasted Grosbeak -54%Scarlet Tanager -2%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +625%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +757%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -91%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +304%Rock Pigeon -39%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +65%Blue Jay -48%Canada Jay +58%Common Raven 11×Fish Crow +131%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -73%Yellow-billed Cuckoo +134%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -53%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch +13%Evening Grosbeak -79%House Finch +681%Pine Siskin -76%Purple Finch -65%Red Crossbill +146%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon +283%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -97%Barn Swallow -77%Cliff Swallow -93%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -76%Purple Martin -57%Tree Swallow -69%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -67%Bobolink -63%Brown-headed Cowbird -62%Common Grackle -52%Eastern Meadowlark -99%Orchard Oriole +36%Red-winged Blackbird -52%Rusty Blackbird -69%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Great Black-backed Gull -81%Herring Gull -100%Ring-billed Gull -54%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -91%Gray Catbird -3%Northern Mockingbird +856%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +147%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +53%Boreal Chickadee -81%Tufted Titmouse 203×

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart -24%Bay-breasted Warbler -82%Black-and-white Warbler -7%Black-throated Blue Warbler +231%Black-throated Green Warbler +159%Blackburnian Warbler +168%Blackpoll Warbler -70%Blue-winged Warbler -29%Canada Warbler -86%Cape May Warbler -66%Chestnut-sided Warbler +4%Common Yellowthroat -20%Golden-winged Warbler +18%Louisiana Waterthrush +173%Magnolia Warbler -44%Mourning Warbler +69%Nashville Warbler -45%Northern Parula +609%Northern Waterthrush -55%Ovenbird +12%Pine Warbler 58×Prairie Warbler +201%Tennessee Warbler -9%Wilson's Warbler -68%Yellow Warbler +7%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +88%Eastern Towhee -97%Field Sparrow -88%Lincoln's Sparrow -75%Savannah Sparrow -59%Song Sparrow +2%Swamp Sparrow -19%Vesper Sparrow -86%White-throated Sparrow -79%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -39%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -6%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -66%Ruffed Grouse -88%Wild Turkey 41×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +81%Hairy Woodpecker +134%Pileated Woodpecker 17×Red-bellied Woodpecker 44×Yellow-bellied Sapsucker +138%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +141%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +176%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -23%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -4%Spotted Sandpiper -58%Wilson's Snipe -55%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch +146%White-breasted Nuthatch +234%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +363%Great Horned Owl -9%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -82%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +119%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren 20×Marsh Wren -21%Northern House Wren +103%Winter Wren +60%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -44%Bicknell's Thrush +1%Eastern Bluebird +393%Hermit Thrush +72%Swainson's Thrush -4%Veery -58%Wood Thrush -88%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Alder Flycatcher +13%Eastern Kingbird -79%Eastern Phoebe +30%Eastern Wood-Pewee +4%Great Crested Flycatcher +4%Least Flycatcher -79%Olive-sided Flycatcher -90%Willow Flycatcher +205%Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -82%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +296%Philadelphia Vireo +9%Red-eyed Vireo +74%Warbling Vireo +19%Yellow-throated Vireo +99%

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