Birds of New Hampshire

What birds are common in New Hampshire?

The birds you are most likely to run into in New Hampshire right now are Great Egret, Common Grackle, and European Starling. Birders reported 217 species across New Hampshire on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Great Egret Ardea alba

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Snowy Egret Egretta thula

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in New Hampshire. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.