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 | Family | Scientific_name | Common_name | SeasonalOccurrance | RelativeAbundance | HabitatElevation |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Branta canadensis | Canada Goose | MI | U | W |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | SR | U | W |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | MI | U | W |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Melanitta fusca | White-winged Scoter | MI | V | W |
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Mergus merganser | Common Merganser | SR/MI | O | W |
| Galliformes | Phasianidae | Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | PR | C | H/D |
| Galliformes | Phasianidae | Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey | PR | U | H/E |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | SR | C | D |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Columba livia | Rock Dove | PR | O | D |
| Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | SR | O | H/D |
| Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | SR | O | E/D/W |
| Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | SR | V | D |
| Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura pelagica | Chimney Swift | SR | U | H/D/E |
| Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Archilochus colubris | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | SR | C | H/D |
| Charadriformes | Scolopacidae | Actitus macularius | Spotted Sandpiper | SR | U | W |
| Charadriformes | Scolopacidae | Philohela minor | American Woodcock | SR | U | E/W |
| Gaviformes | Gaviidae | Gavia immer | Common Loon | SR/MI | U | W |
| Pelcaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | SR | U | W |
| Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | SR | U | D |
| Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Coragyps atratus | Black Vulture | SR | V | D |
| Accipitriformes | Pandionidae | Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | MI | O | W |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | SR | U | H/E/D |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged Hawk | SR | C | H |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | SR | U | H |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Circus hudsonius | Northern Harrier | MI | O | W |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | SR | U | H/R |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's Hawk | SR | O | H/E |
| Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | SR/MI | O | R/H |
| Strigiformes | Strigidae | Strix varia | Barred Owl | PR | C | H/D |
| Strigiformes | Strigidae | Aegolius acadacus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | WR/SR | O | H/R/ |
| Coraciformes | Alcedinidae | Megaceryle alcyon | Belted Kingfisher | SR | U | W |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | SR | O | H/E |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Sphyrapicus varius | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | SR | C | H/D |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | PR | C | H/D |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | PR | C | H/D/R |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | PR | U | R |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Colaptes auratus | Northern Flicker | SR | C | D |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Dryocopus pileatus | Pileated Woodpecker | PR | C | H/D |
| Falconiformes | Falconidae | Falco sparverius | American Kestrel | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Contopus borealis | Olive-sided Flycatcher | SR | O | R/E |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Contopus virens | Eastern Wood Pewee | SR | U | H |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Empidonax flaviventris | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | SR | U | R |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Empidonax virescens | Acadian Flycatcher | SR | V | H |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Empidonax alnorum | Alder Flycatcher | SR | U | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | SR | U | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | SR | C | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Myiarchus crinitus | Great Crested Flycatcher | SR | U | H |
| Passeriformes | Tyrannidae | Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Vireonidae | Vireo solitarius | Blue-headed Vireo | SR | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Vireonidae | Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | SR | O | D |
| Passeriformes | Vireonidae | Vireo gilvus | Warbling Vireo | SR | ) | D |
| Passeriformes | Vireonidae | Vireo philadelphicus | Philadelphia Vireo | SR | O | H |
| Passeriformes | Vireonidae | Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | SR | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Corvidae | Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | PR | C | H/D/E |
| Passeriformes | Corvidae | Corvus brachyrhynchos | American Crow | PR | C | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Corvidae | Corvus corax | Common Raven | PR | U | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | Progne subis | Purple Martin | SR | V | D/W |
| Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | SR | C | D/W |
| Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | Riparia riparia | Bank Swallow | SR | U | D/W |
| Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | SR | C | D/W |
| Passeriformes | Paridae | Poecile atricapillus | Black-capped Chickadee | PR | C | H/D/R |
| Passeriformes | Paridae | Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | PR | O | R |
| Passeriformes | Paridae | Baolophus bicolor | Tufted Titmouse | PR | U | E/D/H |
| Passeriformes | Sittidae | Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | PR | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Sittidae | Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | PR | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Certhiidae | Certhia familiaris | Brown Creeper | PR | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Troglodytidae | Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Troglodytidae | Troglodytes hiemalis | Winter Wren | SR | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Regulidae | Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet | PR | U | R |
| Passeriformes | Regulidae | Regulus calendula | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | MI | U | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Catharus fuscescens | Veery | SR | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Catharus minimus | Gray-cheeked Thrush | MI | O | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | SR | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Catharus guttatus | Hermit Thrush | SR | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Catharus bicknelli | Bicknell's Thrush | SR | U | R |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | SR | O | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Turdidae | Turdus migratorius | American Robin | SR | C | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Mimidae | Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | SR | U | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Mimidae | Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Sr | U | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Sturnidae | Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | PR | C | D |
| Passeriformes | Bombycillidae | Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | SR | C | D |
| Passeriformes | Bombycillidae | Bombycilla garrulus | Bohemian Waxwing | WR | O | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | SR | V | H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Oreothlyppsis peregrina | Tennessee Warbler | MI | C | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Oreothlyppsis ruficapilla | Nashville Warbler | SR | U | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Parula americana | Northern Parula | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga pensylvanica | Chestnut-sided Warbler | SR | C | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga magnolia | Magnolia Warbler | SR | U | R/H/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga tigrina | Cape May Warbler | MI | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga caerulescens | Black-throated Blue Warbler | SR | C | H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga coronata | Yellow-rumped Warbler | SR | U | H/R |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga virens | Black-throated Green Warbler | SR | C | R/H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga fusca | Blackburnian Warbler | SR | U | R/H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setopaga pinus | Pine Warbler | SR | U | H/D/E |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga castanea | Bay-breasted Warbler | MI | U | R/H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga striata | Blackpoll Warbler | MI | U | R/H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Mniotilta varia | Black-and-white Warbler | SR | U | H/E |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | SR | C | E/H/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Seiurus aurocapilla | Ovenbird | SR | C | H |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Parkesia noveboracensis | Northern Waterthrush | SR | U | W |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Parkesia motacilla | Louisiana Waterthrush | SR | O | W |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Oporornis philadelphia | Mourning Warbler | SR | U | E |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | SR | C | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Cardellina pusilla | Wilson's Warbler | MI | O | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Parulidae | Cardellina canadensis | Canada Warbler | SR | U | H/E |
| Passeriformes | Thraupidae | Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | SR | C | H |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Rufous-sided Towhee | SR | U | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | WR | O | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | SR | C | D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Spizella pusilla | Field Sparrow | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | SR | C | D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | MI | O | D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | SR | U | D/W |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | SR | C | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned Sparrow | MI | U | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Junco hyemalis | Dark-eyed Junco | SR | U | H/R/D |
| Passeriformes | Emberizidae | Plectrophenax nivales | Snow Bunting | MI/WR | O | D/E |
| Passeriformes | Cardinalidae | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | SR | C | H |
| Passeriformes | Cardinalidae | Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | SR | C | E/D |
| Passeriformes | Icteridae | Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | SR | U | W/D |
| Passeriformes | Icteridae | Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | SR | C | D |
| Passeriformes | Icteridae | Molothrus ater | Brown-headed Cowbird | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Icteridae | Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | SR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Icteridae | Euphagus carolinas | Rusty Blackbird | SR | U | W |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | WR | O | H/R/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Haemorhous purpureus | Purple Finch | PR | C | H/R/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Haemorhous mexicanus | House Finch | PR | U | D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | WR | O | R/H/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Loxia leucoptera | White-winged Crossbill | WR | O | R/H/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Carduelis flammea | Common Redpoll | WR | O | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Spinus pinus | Pine Siskin | WR | O | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Spinus tristis | American Goldfinch | SR/WR | C/U | D/H |
| Passeriformes | Fringillidae | Coccothraustes vespertinus | Evening Grosbeak | PR | U | H/D |
| Passeriformes | Passeridae | Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | PR | U | D |