Spring Birds in New Hampshire

Percent of complete checklists in New Hampshire that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (131,022 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee59%
2. 2American Robin51%
3. 3Song Sparrow46%
4. 4Blue Jay44%
5. 5American Crow43%
6. 6American Goldfinch43%
7. 7Northern Cardinal42%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird42%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse41%
10. 10Mourning Dove36%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker31%
12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch30%
13. 13Common Grackle29%
14. 14Canada Goose28%
15. 15Eastern Phoebe27%
16. 16Chipping Sparrow24%
17. 17Mallard23%
18. 18Dark-eyed Junco20%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker20%
20. 20Hairy Woodpecker19%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird18%
22. 22Pine Warbler18%
23. 23Gray Catbird18%
24. 24Tree Swallow17%
25. 25White-throated Sparrow17%
26. 26House Finch16%
27. 27European Starling16%
28. 28Northern Flicker15%
29. 29Common Yellowthroat14%
30. 30Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
31. 31Ovenbird13%
32. 32House Sparrow13%
33. 33Turkey Vulture12%
34. 34Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
35. 35Northern Yellow Warbler12%
36. 36Brown-headed Cowbird12%
37. 37Wood Duck12%
38. 38Black-and-white Warbler12%
39. 39Common Raven11%
40. 40Pileated Woodpecker11%
41. 41Baltimore Oriole10%
42. 42Red-eyed Vireo10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of July
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of October
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Ovenbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early August
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid April
• Canada Goosemost gone by late May
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Mergansermost gone by the second week of May
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid April
• American Black Duckmost gone by mid April
• Brown Creepermost gone by mid May
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early April
• Pine Siskinmost gone by mid May
• Bald Eaglemost gone by early May

43. 43Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.9%
44. 44Brown Creeper9.6%
45. 45Great Blue Heron9.4%
46. 46Carolina Wren9.4%
47. 47American Herring Gull9.0%
48. 48American Redstart8.9%
49. 49Northern House Wren8.7%
50. 50Red-tailed Hawk8.6%
51. 51Belted Kingfisher8.3%
52. 52Chestnut-sided Warbler8.3%
53. 53Ruby-crowned Kinglet8.1%
54. 54Killdeer8.1%
55. 55Swamp Sparrow8.0%
56. 56Common Merganser8.0%
57. 57Rose-breasted Grosbeak7.7%
58. 58Black-throated Green Warbler7.7%
59. 59Hooded Merganser7.6%
60. 60Wild Turkey7.6%