New Hampshire Christmas Bird Count

2023 – Christmas Bird Count Preview

It’s time for the annual Christmas Bird Count! There are 20 active counts in New Hampshire, and they are open to all interested birders. Many are run by New Hampshire Audubon Chapters. Check the list below for a count near you and contact the person listed if you’d like to help. Each count takes place in a designated “count circle” on a specific day. The coordinator assigns teams to count birds in each section of the circle, but if you live in the circle you can simply count the birds in your backyard. Each 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. Each count picks its own particular survey day between December 14 and January 5. So join in a 100-year-old tradition and have some winter fun!

Results of New Hampshire’s Christmas Bird Counts are published in the winter issue of New Hampshire Bird Records. They are also available on the Christmas Bird Count web site.


1. Pittsburg – December 20
Contact: Phil Brown (pbrownnature@gmail.com).

2. Errol-Umbagog – December 21
Contact: Katrina Fenton (gosknits@comcast.net [preferred] or 603-557-6832).

3. Littleton – December 30
Contact: David Govatski (David.Govatski@gmail.com).

4. North Conway – December 16
Contact: Nora Dulfilho, Tin Mtn. Conservation Ctr. (603-447-6991 or nbeem@tinmountain.org.

5. Baker Valley – Status unknown, compiler may be needed.
Contact: Steve Rounds (603-764-9011 or xelonaniso18@gmail.com) or Nory Parr (603-786-9896 or northparr@gmail.com).

6. Hanover-Norwich – Jan. 1
Contact: Walter Ellison (rossgull61@gmail.com) or Nancy Martin (borealdee@gmail.com).

7. Laconia-New Hampton – December 29
Contact: Pam Hunt (603-753-9137 or biodiva@myfairpoint.net).

8. Concord – December 17
Contact: Robert Quinn (RAQbirds@aol.com [preferred] or 603-746-2535).

9. Lee-Durham – December 17
Contact: Kurk Dorsey (603-397-5844 or kd@unh.edu).

10. Coastal – December 16
Contact: Dave Tucker (207-752-1417 or dhtucker@comcast.net).

11. Keene – December 17
Contact: Phil Brown (pbrownnature@gmail.com).

12. Peterborough-Hancock – December 16
Contact: John Ranta (john.f.ranta@gmail.com).

13. Nashua-Hollis – December 23
Contact: Richard Bielawski (603-429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com).

14. Lake Sunapee – December 16
Contact: Dylan Jackson (Jacksonwrxt@hotmail.com [preferred] or 603-475-9128)

15. Saxtons River (VT – NH) – December 16
Contact: Donald Clark (802-843-2347 or sapsbks@gmail.com).

16. Manchester – December 16
Contact: Richard Bielawski (603-429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com).

17. Isles of Shoals – Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, TBD based on weather
Contact Ben Griffith (bgriffith@gmail.com or 603-801-1856).

18. Sandwich – December 30
Contact: Ken Klapper (603-903-5288 or kklapper@gmail.com).

19. Barnet (VT – NH) – December 16
Contact: Jeff MacQueen (jmacqueen65@gmail.com).

20. Grafton-Bristol – Dec. 23
Contact: Bill Belanger (603-455-3471, or belanwl68@gmail.com).

21. Crawford Notch – December 16
Contact: Craig Repasz (203-230-1697 or crepasz@hotmail.com).

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