Birding spots · New Hampshire
Best Birding Spots in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Lover Meadow leads Sullivan County's birding spots with 124 species reported, best in spring. 26 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lover Meadow | 124 | 37 | 112 | 18 | 64 |
| Great Meadow | 116 | 27 | 100 | 21 | 51 |
| Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park | 115 | 25 | 92 | 76 | 52 |
| McDaniels Marsh Wildlife Management Area - McDaniels Meadow | 102 | 0 | 89 | 68 | 23 |
| Long Pond | 87 | 13 | 46 | 74 | 39 |
| Up on the Hill Conservation Area | 85 | 0 | 76 | 55 | 31 |
| Silver Mountain | 84 | 5 | 62 | 66 | 44 |
| Smith Brook | 84 | 12 | 71 | 55 | 20 |
| Gully Brook | 81 | 26 | 64 | 38 | 38 |
| Moody Park | 81 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 13 |
| Long Pond Town Forest | 76 | 6 | 50 | 62 | 31 |
| Lewis Swale | 74 | 37 | 53 | 25 | 34 |
| Sugar River Reservoir | 67 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 28 |
| Butterfield Pond | 67 | 0 | 39 | 57 | 26 |
| Ashuelot River Headwaters | 65 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 33 |
| Williams River | 60 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 6 |
| Lover Meadow (Trapshire) | 56 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendall Marsh | 47 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 17 |
| Wendall Marsh (Youngs Hill) | 47 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 3 |
| Loon Island | 47 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Charlestown | 146 | 33 | 111 | 70 | 106 |
| Birding spot near Newport | 114 | 13 | 93 | 45 | 50 |
| Birding spot near North Walpole | 85 | 13 | 76 | 57 | 46 |
| Birding spot near Charlestown (Great Meadow) | 82 | 23 | 71 | 27 | 27 |
| Birding spot near Charlestown (north) | 77 | 15 | 51 | 30 | 33 |
| Birding spot near Newport (west) | 37 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 |