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Birding Resources

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Publications about NH Birds and Birding

New Hampshire Audubon's Books, Booklets & Checklists — click here for details and to order any of the following:
• A Checklist of the Birds of New Hampshire with bar graphs and birding information
• A Guide to the Winter Gulls of Northern New England
• The Atlas of Breeding Birds of New Hampshire
• Birding the New Hampshire Seacoast
• Birds of New England and Birds of New Hampshire Field Checklist Cards
• New Hampshire Yardlist
• Tweeter Cheater

A Birders Guide to New Hampshire (ABA Birdfinding Guide) by Alan Delorey (Currently out of print.)

New Hampshire Atlas & Gazetteer, published by DeLorme, is an invaluable reference for finding your way to birding locations.

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Current NH Bird Sightings

NH Birding List Serves

NH.Birds – statewide. This e-mail list provides a forum to discuss birds and birding in New Hampshire, including recent sightings of rare and not-so-rare birds, conservation issues, and upcoming field trips. David Blezard is the list owner and Steve Mirick is the moderator. It is a free list, but you must subscribe via e-mail to post to or receive messages from the list.

NH.Birds provides:
• Rare bird sightings
• Weekly Rare Bird Alerts from New Hampshire Audubon
• Summaries of New Hampshire Christmas Bird Counts
• Reports of migration, winter irruptives, and other bird highlights
• Sightings from recent field trips

For more information and to join, visit the NH.Birds Information Page.

The NH.Birds list serve is also carried on the following web sites:
• Birding on the.Net
• Virtual Birder

PemiBirder – central New Hampshire.

UpperValley Birders – Upper Connecticut River Valley.

NH Rare Bird Alert (RBA)

Web: Current and past RBAs are on the New Hampshire Audubon web site.

The RBA is posted to the NH.Birds and other state list serves. Other birding web sites also carry the current RBA, as well as those from other states.
• The Virtual Birder
• Birding on the Net
• Archives of BIRDEAST– carries nationwide RBAs. National Birding Hotline Cooperative (East)

Phone: The current RBA is available by phone at New Hampshire Audubon , 603-224-9909 – ask to be transferred to the Rare Bird Alert, or press 2 as directed by the recording.

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Where to Bird in NH

NH Birding Wiki site has directions to various birding locations in the state, posted by individual birders.

Birding the New Hampshire Seacoast – NH Audubon publication by Steve Mirick, available at the Concord Audubon Nature Store and on the web.

A Birders Guide to New Hampshire (ABA Birdfinding Guide) by Alan Delorey. (Currently out of print.)

New Hampshire Bird Records publishes articles regularly on where to bird in New Hampshire. Check the contents of each issue for Where to Bird articles and free feature articles.

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NH Christmas Bird Count

Birdwatchers brave cold temperatures and all weather conditions to survey birds in a designated "count circle" on a given day. A count's survey area stays the same from year to year, comprising a circle fifteen miles in diameter around a central point. International in scope, the Christmas Bird Count is organized and compiled by the National Audubon Society, who coordinates all count circles so they don't overlap. There are 21 counts in New Hampshire , and they are open to all interested birders. Many are run by New Hampshire Audubon Chapters. Each count picks its own particular survey day each year between December 14 and January 5. Teams go out and survey sections of the count circle, but there are also feeder watchers within the circle who tally the birds in their backyards. View count circles and dates for the location of the state's Christmas Bird Counts and who to contact if you are interested in participating.

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Birding Workshops and Field Trips

New Hampshire Audubon and its associated chapters offer field trips and birding workshops. View the New Hampshire Audubon events calendar.

Other Helpful Birding Web Sites

NH Audubon Chapters

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Historical Bird Publications and Information

The Francis Beach White Library at New Hampshire Audubon, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, has a collection of books and journals that are focused on birds and natural history, especially in the New England area, but also includes national and international resources. There are excellent historical bird publications of value to researchers. Contact NH Audubon for information on library hours or to make an appointment, 603-224-9909.

New Hampshire Bird Records archives at New Hampshire Audubon contain historical bird reports and journals prior to the computerization of records in 1986. Contact the Managing Editor for more information.

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