Birds in New Hampshire in March

Percent of complete checklists in New Hampshire that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (32,773 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee56%
2. 2American Crow47%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse39%
4. 4Blue Jay39%
5. 5Northern Cardinal39%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco34%
7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch34%
8. 8Mourning Dove34%
9. 9American Robin33%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker33%
11. 11Red-winged Blackbird32%
12. 12Song Sparrow30%
13. 13Canada Goose29%
14. 14American Goldfinch28%
15. 15Mallard26%
16. 16Common Grackle21%
17. 17Eastern Bluebird21%
18. 18Hairy Woodpecker19%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker18%
20. 20House Finch17%
21. 21European Starling17%
22. 22House Sparrow14%
23. 23Hooded Merganser12%
24. 24Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
25. 25Common Merganser12%
26. 26American Herring Gull12%
27. 27American Black Duck12%
28. 28Ring-billed Gull11%
29. 29Red-tailed Hawk11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Mallardfirst arrivals early March, peaks late March
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late September
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late August
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late March, peaks late August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of September

• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by late March
• Snow Buntingmost gone by early March
• Long-tailed Duckmost gone by the second week of March
• Surf Scotermost gone by the second week of March
• White-winged Scotermost gone by the second week of March
• Horned Larkmost gone by late March

30. 30Wood Duck9.9%
31. 31Common Raven9.9%
32. 32Turkey Vulture9.7%
33. 33Carolina Wren9.6%
34. 34Killdeer8.4%
35. 35White-throated Sparrow8.3%
36. 36Brown Creeper8.3%
37. 37Ring-necked Duck8.3%
38. 38Bald Eagle8.1%
39. 39Rock Pigeon8.0%
40. 40Pine Siskin7.7%
41. 41Common Goldeneye7.7%
42. 42Pileated Woodpecker7.5%
43. 43Bufflehead7.2%
44. 44American Tree Sparrow6.4%
45. 45Northern Mockingbird5.5%
46. 46Wild Turkey4.9%
47. 47Eastern Phoebe4.3%
48. 48Great Black-backed Gull4.3%
49. 49Brown-headed Cowbird4.1%
50. 50Red-breasted Merganser4.1%
51. 51Green-winged Teal4.1%
52. 52Common Loon3.9%
53. 53Great Blue Heron3.6%
54. 54Purple Finch3.5%
55. 55Golden-crowned Kinglet3.3%
56. 56Northern Flicker3.2%
57. 57Common Eider3.2%

58. 58Belted Kingfisher2.6%
59. 59Red-shouldered Hawk2.4%
60. 60Fish Crow2.4%