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Birds in New Hampshire

Birds in New Hampshire in January

The most likely birds in New Hampshire in January are Black-capped Chickadee (58%), Blue Jay (40%), and Dark-eyed Junco (39%). 72 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.

Percent of complete checklists in New Hampshire that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (27,761 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common now

Share of checklists
  1. 1Black-capped Chickadee58%
  2. 2Blue Jay40%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco39%
  4. 4Tufted Titmouse39%
  5. 5Downy Woodpecker38%
  6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch37%
  7. 7American Goldfinch32%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal31%
  9. 9American Crow31%
  10. 10Mourning Dove24%
  11. 11Hairy Woodpecker23%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird16%
  14. 14American Herring Gull16%
  15. 15House Finch16%
  16. 16European Starling16%
  17. 17House Sparrow14%
  18. 18Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
  19. 19American Robin13%
  20. 20White-throated Sparrow13%
  21. 21Mallard13%
  22. 22Ring-billed Gull11%
  23. 23American Tree Sparrow11%

Arriving

New in January

Leaving

Gone by the end of January

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 24Rock Pigeon9.4%
  2. 25Carolina Wren9.4%
  3. 26Common Raven9.3%
  4. 27Song Sparrow9.1%
  5. 28Common Goldeneye8.9%
  6. 29Canada Goose8.8%
  7. 30Red-tailed Hawk8.7%
  8. 31Common Loon7.7%
  9. 32Red-breasted Merganser7.4%
  10. 33Great Black-backed Gull7.0%
  11. 34Bufflehead6.9%
  12. 35American Black Duck6.6%
  13. 36Common Eider6.5%
  14. 37Bald Eagle6.0%
  15. 38Brown Creeper5.9%
  16. 39Northern Mockingbird5.4%
  17. 40Pileated Woodpecker5.4%
  18. 41Long-tailed Duck4.8%
  19. 42Common Merganser4.7%
  20. 43Surf Scoter4.6%
  21. 44Hooded Merganser4.4%
  22. 45Golden-crowned Kinglet4.3%
  23. 46Pine Siskin3.9%
  24. 47White-winged Scoter3.7%
  25. 48Wild Turkey3.3%
  26. 49Cedar Waxwing3.1%
  27. 50Horned Lark3.1%

Rare but possible

Under 3% of checklists
  1. 51Snow Bunting2.9%
  2. 52Cooper's Hawk2.5%
  3. 53Northern Flicker2.5%
  4. 54Black Scoter2.4%
  5. 55Purple Finch2.4%
  6. 56Horned Grebe2.3%
  7. 57Evening Grosbeak2.0%
  8. 58Red-throated Loon1.8%
  9. 59Red-necked Grebe1.7%
  10. 60Red Crossbill1.7%