Birds in New Hampshire
Summer Birds in New Hampshire
The most likely birds in New Hampshire in summer are American Goldfinch (49%), American Robin (47%), and Black-capped Chickadee (46%). 135 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 (93,908 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common this season
Share of checklists- 1
American Goldfinch49% - 2
American Robin47% - 3
Black-capped Chickadee46% - 4
Song Sparrow43% - 5
Red-eyed Vireo42% - 6
Blue Jay40% - 7
American Crow37% - 8
Gray Catbird36% - 9
Mourning Dove34% - 10
Chipping Sparrow29% - 11
Northern Cardinal29% - 12
Cedar Waxwing29% - 13
Common Yellowthroat27% - 14
Tufted Titmouse26% - 15
White-breasted Nuthatch25% - 16
Eastern Phoebe24% - 17
Red-winged Blackbird24% - 18
Downy Woodpecker23% - 19
Ruby-throated Hummingbird19% - 20
Common Grackle18% - 21
Ovenbird17% - 22
Eastern Kingbird16% - 23
Tree Swallow15% - 24
Eastern Wood-Pewee15% - 25
Hairy Woodpecker15% - 26
Great Blue Heron14% - 27Northern House Wren14%
- 28
Red-breasted Nuthatch14% - 29
Pine Warbler14% - 30
House Finch13% - 31
Veery13% - 32Northern Yellow Warbler13%
- 33
Mallard12% - 34
American Redstart12% - 35
House Sparrow12% - 36
Barn Swallow12% - 37
Chestnut-sided Warbler12% - 38
Northern Flicker12% - 39
European Starling11% - 40
Hermit Thrush11% - 41
Common Raven11% - 42
Black-and-white Warbler11% - 43
Eastern Bluebird11% - 44
Double-crested Cormorant10% - 45
Canada Goose10% - 46
Red-bellied Woodpecker10%
Arriving
New in summer- American Herring Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Black Duck
- Least Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Common Nighthawk
- Semipalmated Plover
- Cooper's Hawk
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Lesser Yellowlegs
Leaving
Gone by the end of summer- American Robin
- Song Sparrow
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ovenbird
- Common Grackle
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Baltimore Oriole
- Tree Swallow
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Eastern Kingbird
- Veery
Less common
Share of checklists- 47
Turkey Vulture9.9% - 48
Black-throated Green Warbler9.6% - 49
Blue-headed Vireo9.5% - 50
American Herring Gull9.2% - 51
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.9% - 52
Chimney Swift8.9% - 53
Belted Kingfisher8.9% - 54
Scarlet Tanager8.5% - 55
Wood Duck8.4% - 56
Baltimore Oriole8.2% - 57
White-throated Sparrow8.0% - 58
Swamp Sparrow8.0% - 59
Common Loon7.9% - 60
Indigo Bunting7.9%