It’s almost time to share your love of birds! 

This Valentine’s Weekend, February 14-15, join NH Audubon’s 39th annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey. All ages and experience levels are welcome. This statewide effort invites you to observe and report the birds visiting your backyard, helping us track winter bird trends across New Hampshire. 

Just in time for one of our favorite weekends, we’re also launching a brand-new Backyard Winter Bird Survey website. Explore never-before-seen trend analyses, get advice on how to attract winter birds to your feeders, and learn practical tips for helping your favorite feeder friends through the colder months. Curious why Eastern Bluebirds and American Robins are staying all winter? Want to browse a gallery of beautiful photos submitted by last year’s participants? Check it out at backyardwinterbirds.nhaudubon.org. 

White-breasted Nuthatch by Jayne Buckley Sykes, photographed on the 2025 Backyard Winter Bird Survey.

You will also find step-by-step instructions on how to participate, along with online data entry and photo submission. If you have participated by mail in the past, keep an eye out. You’ll be receiving a mailing by the end of January. 

New to the survey or want a refresher? Sign up for our fun, informative webinar on February 5 at 6:30 pm! NH Audubon’s Community Science Project Leader, Grace McCulloch, will walk through how to participate, showcase the incredible data the survey collects, and explain how it’s used to better understand New Hampshire’s winter birds.  

There is something for everyone on the website—whether you love digging into data and want to learn about the record numbers of Carolina Wrens reported last year, enjoy gorgeous bird photography and identification tips, or are ready to take action to make your backyard a winter wildlife haven. 

And don’t forget to mark your calendars for Valentine’s weekend and join the Backyard Winter Bird Survey. The birds are counting on you!