October 19, 2025
Downtown Dover may not be your first thought for prime birding locations, but it was the place I first grew to love birding when I moved here four years ago. It isn’t always the easiest place to bird, and like a lot of more urban birding areas the places to find the birds can be disconnected and not immediately obvious.
October 5, 2025
If you love watching birds and want to make your sightings count, eBird is the tool for you. Run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird is a global database where birders record their observations, explore data, and contribute directly to bird conservation.
October 5, 2025
Whether you’re a casual backyard observer, a serious birder chasing that elusive species for your life list, or somewhere in between, there’s always a new bird to see or a new hotspot to explore. We have compiled a wealth of resources to help you stay connected.
October 5, 2025
Picture this: you’re out for a walk and an unexpected bird flashes across your binoculars. You do a double take. Could that possibly be a Bullock’s Oriole in New Hampshire?
May 13, 2026
Native plants are vital for the bird we all love and enjoy. Here are just some of the species you can plant to attract birds to your yard and help them in the process.
May 13, 2026
Decades of historic bird sightings from New Hampshire are now fully accessible through eBird. Thanks to years of work by volunteers and NH Audubon staff, more than 180,000 records from the New Hampshire Bird Records database have been uploaded.
May 13, 2026
What is a big day and how did it all start? Read about the history and some first person accounts of big days across New Hampshire.
May 13, 2026
Warblers can bring unexpected surprises. Who is this spring warbler? It has one or two tricks up it's sleeves.
May 13, 2026
Distinguishing Northern Waterthrush and Louisiana Waterthrush can challenge even experienced birders. While similar in appearance, these two warblers differ in subtle but important ways. Steve provides the information that most field guides don't cover!
May 13, 2026
The 2025 Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship project at Black Mountain Banding Station had an exciting season. Learn all about it as anticipation builds for the next season.
April 15, 2026
Cold, snowy, and full of surprises, the winter of 2025–26 marked a dramatic shift from recent mild seasons. As food shortages and deep snow reshaped bird distribution, New Hampshire birders documented everything from unusual feeder visitors to an irruption of Evening Grosbeaks.
April 15, 2026
The New Hampshire Rare Birds Committee report summarizes notable bird records from Spring 2024 through Winter 2024–2025, including the state’s first accepted record of a Bridled Tern and a range of other rare and unusual sightings across the seasons.
April 15, 2026
A guide to finding the elusive Black-backed Woodpecker at Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge, including habitat, seasonal timing, and the best trails to explore.
April 15, 2026
A backyard in coastal New Hampshire transforms into a thriving bird sanctuary, showing how feeders, native plants, and thoughtful habitat design can attract a remarkable diversity of species—including rare and unexpected visitors.













