The following bird list has been updated (2017; RT Holmes & TS Sillett) from Holmes, R. T. and G. E. Likens. 1999. Organisms of the Hubbard Brook Valley, New Hampshire. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, General Tech. Report NE-257. 32 pp.
Codes:
Seasonal occurrence:
PR = permanent resident
SR = Summer resident
WR = Winter resident
M = Migrant
Habitat/Elevational Distribution:
R = ridge lines, high elevation, mostly coniferous forests
H = hardwoods and mixed hardwood-coniferous, mostly mid ele
E = edges and early successional vegetation in clearcuts
D = disturbed areas, rural residential, most near FS HQ and Mirror Lake
W = near water (Mirror Lake along streams, in wetlands and marshes)
Relative Abundance:
C = Common/abundant (found each year)
U = Uncommon (regularly occurring but in low numbers, often patchy distributiion
O = Occassional (present in some years; low abundance
V = Vagrant (includes accidentals)
| Order | Common Name | Species | Seasonal Occurrence |
Relative Abundance |
Habitat/ Elevation |
| Gaviformes | Common Loon | Gavia immer | MI | U | W |
| Pelcaniformes | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | SR | U | W |
| Anseriformes | Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | MI | U | W |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | SR | U | W | |
| Ring-Necked Duck | Aythya collaris | MI | U | W | |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | SR,MI | O | W | |
| Accipitriformes | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | SR | U | D |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | MI | O | W | |
| Red-Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | SR | U | H,E,D | |
| Broad-Winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | SR | C | H | |
| Sharp-Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | SR | U | H,R | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | SR | O | H,E | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | SR,M | O | R,H | |
| Falconiformes | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | SR | U | D |
| Galliformes | Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | PR | C | H,D |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | PR | U | H,E | |
| Charadriformes | American Woodcock | Philohela minor | SR | U | E,W |
| Columbiformes | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | SR | C | D |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | PR | O | D | |
| Cuculiformes | Black-Billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | SR | O | H,D |
| Yellow-Billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | SR | O | E,D,W | |
| Strigiformes | Barred Owl | Strix varia | PR | C | H,D |
| Northern Saw-Whet Owl | Aegolius acadacus | WR,SR | O | H,R, | |
| Caprimulgiformes | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | SR | V | D |
| Apodiformes | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | SR | U | H,D,E |
| Ruby Throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | SR | U | H,D | |
| Coraciformes | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | SR | U | W |
| Piciformes | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | SR | O | H,E |
| Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | SR | C | H,D | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | PR | C5 | H,D | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | PR | C | H,D,R | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | SR | C | D | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | PR | C | H,D | |
| Passeriformes | Olive-Sided Flycatcher | Contopus borealis | SR | O | R,E |
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | SR | U | H | |
| Yellow Bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | SR | U | R | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | SR | V55 | H | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | SR | U | E,D | |
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | SR | U | H,D | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | SR | C | D,H | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | SR | U | H | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | SR | U | D | |
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | SR | V | D,W | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | SR | C | D,W | |
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | SR | U | D,W | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | SR | C | D,W | |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | PR | C | H,D,E | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | PR | C | D,E | |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | PR | U | D,H | |
| Black-Capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | PR | C | H,D,R | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Poecile hudsonicus | PR | O | R | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Baolophus bicolor | PR | U | E,D,H | |
| White-Breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | PR | C | H,D | |
| Red-Breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | PR | U | H,R | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhia familiaris | PR | U | H,R | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | SR | U | D | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | SR | C | H,D | |
| Golden-Crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | PR | U | R | |
| Ruby-Crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | MI | U | H,D | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | SR | U | D | |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | SR | C | H,D | |
| Gray-Cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | MI | O | H,R | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | SR | U | H,R | |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | SR | C | H,D | |
| Bicknell's Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | SR | U | R | |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | SR | O | H,D | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | SR | C | D,H | |
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | SR | U | D,E | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | SR | C | D | |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | WR | O | D,E | |
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | PR | C | D | |
| Blue-Headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | SR | U | H,R | |
| Yellow-Throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | SR | O | D | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | SR | O | D | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | SR | O | H | |
| Red-Eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | SR | C | H,D | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | SR | V | H | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Oreothlyppsis peregrina | MI | C | H,D | |
| Nashville Warbler | Oreothlyppsis ruficapilla | SR | U | E,D | |
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | SR | U | D | |
| Chestnut-Sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | SR | C | E,D | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | SR | U | R,H,D | |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | MI | U | H,R | |
| Black-Throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | SR | C | H | |
| Yellow-Rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | SR | U | H,R | |
| Black-Throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | SR | C | R,H | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Setophaga fusca | SR | U | R,H | |
| Bay-Breasted Warbler | Setophaga castanea | MI | U | R,H | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | MI | U | R,H | |
| Black-and-White Warbler | Mniotilta varia | SR | U | H,E | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | SR | C | E,H,D | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | SR | C | H | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | SR | U | W | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | SR | O | W | |
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | SR | U | E | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | SR | C | E,D | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | MI | O | D,E | |
| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | SR | U | H,E | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | SR | C | H | |
| Rose-Breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | SR | C | H | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | SR | C | E,D | |
| Rufous-Sided Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | SR | U | E,D | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | WR | O | D,H | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | SR | C | D | |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | SR | U | D | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | SR | C | D | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | MI | O | D | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | SR | U | D,W | |
| White-Throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | SR | C | D,E | |
| White-Crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | MI | U | D,H | |
| Dark-Eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | SR | U | H,R,D | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivales | MI/WR | O | D,E | |
| Red-Winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | SR | U | W,D | |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | SR | C | D | |
| Brown-Headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | SR | U | D | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | SR | U | D | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinas | SR | U | W | |
| Pine Grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | WR | O | H,R,D | |
| Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | PR | C | H,R,D | |
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | PR | U | D | |
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | WR | O | R,H,D | |
| White-Winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | WR | O | R,H,D | |
| Common Redpoll | Carduelis flammea | WR | O | H,D | |
| Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | WR | O | H,D | |
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | SR,WR | C/U | D,H | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | PR | C/U | H,D | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | PR | U | D |