New Hampshire Christmas Bird Count
2024 – 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 usually published in the winter issue of New Hampshire Bird Records. They are also available on the Christmas Bird Count web site.
1. Pittsburg – December 18
Contact: Phil Brown (pbrownnature@gmail.com).
2. Errol-Umbagog – December 19
Contact: Katrina Fenton (gosknits@comcast.net [preferred] or 603-557-6832).
3. Littleton – December 15
Contact: David Govatski (David.Govatski@gmail.com).
4. North Conway – December 14
Contact: Nora Dulfilho, Tin Mtn. Conservation Ctr. (603-447-6991 or nbeem@tinmountain.org.
5. Baker Valley – Discontinued since 2023, compiler needed. To restart, see CBC Compiler resources. For maps contact: Stephen Rounds (603-764-9011 or xelonaniso18@gmail.com)
6. Hanover-Norwich – TBD
Contact: Walter Ellison (rossgull61@gmail.com) or Nancy Martin (borealdee@gmail.com).
7. Laconia-New Hampton – January 4
Contact: Pam Hunt (603-753-9137 or biodiva@myfairpoint.net).
8. Concord – December 15
Contact: Robert Quinn (RAQbirds@aol.com [preferred] or 603-746-2535).
9. Lee-Durham – December 21
Contact: Kurk Dorsey (603-397-5844 or kd@unh.edu).
10. Coastal – December 14
Contact: Dave Tucker (207-752-1417 or dhtucker@comcast.net).
11. Keene – December 15
Contact: Phil Brown (pbrownnature@gmail.com).
12. Peterborough-Hancock – December 14
Contact: John Ranta (john.f.ranta@gmail.com).
13. Nashua-Hollis – December 28
Contact: Richard Bielawski (603-429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com).
14. Lake Sunapee – December 14
Contact: Dylan Jackson (Jacksonwrxt@hotmail.com [preferred] or 603-475-9128)
15. Saxtons River (VT – NH) – TBD
Contact: Donald Clark (802-843-2347 or sapsbks@gmail.com).
16. Manchester – December 14
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 – January 5
Contact: K. Klapper (603-903-5288 or kklapper@gmail.com).
19. Barnet (VT – NH) – December 14
Contact: Jeff MacQueen (jmacqueen65@gmail.com).
20. Grafton-Bristol – Dec. 21
Contact: Bill Belanger (603-455-3471, or belanwl68@gmail.com).
21. Crawford Notch – December 21
Contact: Craig Repasz (203-230-1697 or crepasz@hotmail.com).