Birding spots · New Hampshire

Best Birding Spots in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Horseshoe Pond leads Merrimack County's birding spots with 182 species reported, best in spring. 53 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Horseshoe Pond	182	2,088	57	165	95	124
Elm Brook Recreation Area	166	1,090	44	146	112	113
Hoyl Brook	145	235	46	114	74	98
Turtle Pond	135	459	21	101	44	80
Russell-Shea State Forest	131	643	29	79	57	118
St. Paul's School Land	125	483	26	107	78	77
Conservation Center	107	160	27	98	52	29
Sewall Falls Wildlife Management Area (Beaver Meadow Brook)	107	106	37	98	48	48
West Turning Pond	106	113	0	88	71	55
Island Pond	105	164	25	90	56	56
Hoit Road Marsh Wildlife Management Area	98	286	0	82	51	41
Heads Pond	95	119	3	87	58	17
Conservation Center - Class 2 EcoReserve	92	140	26	82	54	42
Pleasant Lake	90	214	3	65	67	43
Boscawen Town Park	89	122	5	21	68	51
Chandler Brook Wetlands	88	203	15	70	63	43
Cilley State Forest	88	63	0	61	39	38
Whittier Pond	86	108	8	66	18	57
Carding Mill Pond	86	100	5	79	39	5
Broad Cove	80	86	9	46	45	46
Hopkinton Lake	78	59	14	31	26	49
Terrill Riverfront Park	73	137	17	62	30	25
NH Technical Institute / Concord - Island Reserve	72	208	28	54	22	16
State Park Beach	71	106	8	29	40	43
Sewall Falls Wildlife Management Area	69	154	36	32	36	39
Murray Pond	61	153	2	33	49	28
Bradleys Island	61	67	4	33	20	39
Mount Kearsarge	59	82	0	14	50	18
Whispering #4	58	77	1	38	24	26
White Park	56	99	6	49	25	17
Parsonage Hill	56	52	0	5	0	54
Penacook Lake	53	73	11	11	22	27
Webster Lake	46	55	7	15	11	30
Merrimack River Reservoir (Hooksett)	39	54	21	14	6	9
Saw Mill Pond	33	58	20	6	0	20
Birding spot near Concord	149	636	36	138	100	89
Birding spot near Concord (Tannery Brook)	110	77	31	85	52	63
Birding spot near Concord (Beaver Meadow Brook)	108	75	19	87	37	45
Birding spot near Concord (southeast)	107	350	0	99	75	32
Birding spot near Concord (Boyce)	105	93	22	75	43	65
Birding spot near Concord (Bowen Brook)	104	245	46	84	11	52
Birding spot near Concord (Concord Heights)	99	266	6	78	69	39
Birding spot near Concord (Fort Eddy)	98	233	37	66	23	67
Birding spot near Suncook	96	118	5	61	74	22
Birding spot near Contoocook	89	105	3	77	56	49
Birding spot near Concord (Rum Hill)	86	96	25	51	39	46
Birding spot near New London	79	119	15	62	13	60
Birding spot near Franklin (Webster Place)	74	82	11	47	37	39
Birding spot near Loudon	65	81	15	35	34	21
Birding spot near Franklin	64	94	0	22	45	35