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Wildlife in New Hampshire

The birds, plants, and insects most often recorded in New Hampshire. A starting field list, drawn from iNaturalist research-grade observations, for what is likely living near you.

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Birds

Birds Commonly Recorded In New Hampshire

Most-recorded birds reported across the state.

  1. Black-Capped Chickadee Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 2,267 records
  2. Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 2,201 records
  3. American Robin American Robin Turdus migratorius 1,823 records
  4. American Goldfinch American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 1,543 records
  5. Mallard Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1,522 records
  6. Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1,253 records
  7. Song Sparrow Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1,236 records
  8. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 1,222 records
  9. Blue Jay Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 1,186 records
  10. Dark-Eyed Junco Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1,154 records
  11. Eastern Bluebird Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 1,151 records
  12. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1,106 records
Plants

Plants Commonly Recorded In New Hampshire

Plants observers log most often statewide.

  1. Eastern White Pine Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 9,776 records
  2. Eastern Hemlock Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 7,679 records
  3. American Beech American Beech Fagus grandifolia 7,309 records
  4. Canada Mayflower Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense 5,892 records
  5. Balsam Fir Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 5,551 records
  6. Canadian Bunchberry Canadian Bunchberry Cornus canadensis 5,222 records
  7. Hobblebush Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides 4,981 records
  8. Red Maple Red Maple Acer rubrum 4,590 records
  9. Pink Lady's Slipper Pink Lady's Slipper Cypripedium acaule 4,517 records
  10. Partridgeberry Partridgeberry Mitchella repens 3,931 records
  11. Painted Trillium Painted Trillium Trillium undulatum 3,695 records
  12. Bluebead Lily Bluebead Lily Clintonia borealis 3,689 records
Insects

Insects Commonly Recorded In New Hampshire

The insects that turn up most in records.

  1. Monarch Monarch Danaus plexippus 3,737 records
  2. Hickory Tussock Moth Hickory Tussock Moth Lophocampa caryae 3,066 records
  3. Red-Spotted Admiral Red-Spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis 2,776 records
  4. Common Eastern Bumble Bee Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens 2,764 records
  5. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis 1,770 records
  6. Rosy Maple Moth Rosy Maple Moth Dryocampa rubicunda 1,546 records
  7. Great Spangled Fritillary Argynnis cybele 1,544 records
  8. American Lady American Lady Vanessa virginiensis 1,348 records
  9. Banded Tussock Moth Banded Tussock Moth Halysidota tessellaris 1,310 records
  10. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 1,301 records
  11. North American Luna Moth North American Luna Moth Actias luna 1,295 records
  12. American Copper Lycaena hypophlaeas 1,108 records

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