NH-Seacoast


 * =Birding in New Hampshire=

Rockingham County
=Seacoast=

Awcomin Marsh, Rye
Coordinates: 43.0036134, -70.7536247 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Bicentennial Park, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9413131, -70.7930875 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Eel Pond, Rye
Coordinates: 42.9822658, -70.7657645 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Boars Head, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9182179, -70.7977867 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Island Common, New Castle
Coordinates: 43.0648434, -70.712471 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton Beach SP
Coordinates: 42.898808, -70.8133006 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

NH-Hampton Harbor
Map View details Recent visits Submit data Coordinates: 42.8964669, -70.8253055

Hampton Harbor--Hampton River Marina flats
Coordinates: 42.8964669, -70.8253055 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton Harbor--Yankee Fisherman's Coop
Coordinates: 42.8919699, -70.8226347 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

NH-Hampton-Seabrook marsh
Coordinates: 42.8985497, -70.8421184 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Cross Beach Rd., Seabrook
Coordinates: 42.88294, -70.82788 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Depot Rd., Hampton Falls
Coordinates: 42.9116491, -70.85127 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Landing Rd. pool, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9278341, -70.835638 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Rt. 1, Taylor River, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9255716, -70.8500576 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Rt. 101, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9180474, -70.8181996 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Rt. 286 pools, Seabrook
Coordinates: 42.8706321, -70.8283095 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Henrys Pool, Rt. 101E, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9268914, -70.8014774 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Jenness/Sawyers Beach, Rye
Coordinates: 42.9853026, -70.762456 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Little Boars Head, N. Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9584012, -70.7752562 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Little River saltmarsh, N. Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9584954, -70.7854271 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Meadow Pond, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9389255, -70.8008337 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Odiorne Point SP, Rye
Coordinates: 43.045555, -70.71444 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Peirce Island, Portsmouth
Coordinates: 43.0748755, -70.7465029 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Plaice Cove, Hampton
Coordinates: 42.9433316, -70.7880664 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Pulpit Rocks, Rye
Coordinates: 43.032447, -70.7185435 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rt 1A wooden bridge, Rye
Coordinates: 43.0478789, -70.7276416 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rt. 1A pullout by stone angel, Rye
Coordinates: 43.0119042, -70.7375228 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rt. 1A, second pullout s. of Odiorne Pt., Rye
Coordinates: 43.0400379, -70.7150774 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rye Harbor
Map View details Recent visits Submit data Coordinates: 43.0008809, -70.747962

Rye Harbor SP
Coordinates: 43.0008809, -70.747962 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rye Ledge
Coordinates: 42.9736526, -70.7647414 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Seabrook Beach
Map View details Recent visits Submit data Coordinates: 42.8833229, -70.8146954

Seabrook Beach--Haverhill St.
Coordinates: 42.8833229, -70.8146954 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Seabrook Marshes--Beckman's Landing
Coordinates: 42.8889923, -70.8448913 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Seal Rocks, Rye
Coordinates: 43.0278264, -70.7248941 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye
Coordinates: 43.0249805, -70.7299805 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

=New Hampshire Tide Tables=

Birders on the New Hampshire seacoast use many local names that can be difficult to track down. We hope this map helps. Some of the locales are described in more detail below.

New Hampshire has, reportedly, 18 miles of seacoast, which makes it a little tougher to see some birds here than it is in our neighboring coastal states of Maine and Massachusetts. King Eider and Harlequin Duck, for example, are rare in New Hampshire. But many other birds can be found easily in the right season, and rarities are always possible. Loons, grebes, common eiders, three species of scoters, long-tailed ducks, and red-breasted mergansers are common winter birds on the ocean. In the spring and summer, Wilson's Storm-petrels and gannets can be found.

Along the shore, snowy egrets are plentiful. Many of the other herons are difficult to find, but keep your eyes open. Shorebirds can be found anywhere along the coastal marshes during spring and fall migration. And many birds breed in the ocean marshes, including rails, willets, and marsh sparrows.

Google Map Peirce Island, Portsmouth (eBird Hotspot) From route 1 heading north, take the last road (Mechanic St) to the right before the bridge to Maine. After passing Prescott Park, take a left onto Peirce Island Road. The first parking lot on the left after the bridge is a good spot to stop. You can walk out to Four Tree Island and scan the Piscataqua. Don't forget to check the water on the other side of the island from the Harbor, called the Back Channel. Other spots around the island are also good for typical species wintering throughout the greater Portsmouth Harbor area. Mill Pond, just down the street, can be checked from Junkins Ave.
 * Peirce Island**

This is a good spot in winter for waterfowl and gulls. Double-crested Cormorant occasionally lingers here into December. Peregrine Falcons can frequently be seen perched on one of the bridges upriver or on the cranes or buildings on the far side of the river.

Google Map Great Island Common, New Castle (eBird Hotspot) Great Island Common is accessed from Route 1B on the eastern side of New Castle. While a small fee may be charged in summer, most of the year entry is free. This is a good spot from which to scan for sea ducks, loons, grebes, gulls, and even occasional alcids. King Eider has been seen at the river mouth here and Little Gull should be looked for among flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls in migration.
 * Great Island Common**

A stop along Route 1A, worth scanning at low tide for shorebirds and possibly herons. Rt 1A wooden bridge, Rye (eBird Hotspot)
 * Wooden Bridge (Seavey's Creek)**

Official Web Page. Odiorne Point SP, Rye (eBird Hotspot) Rt. 1A, second pullout s. of Odiorne Pt., Rye (eBird Hotspot) Rt. 1A, second pullout s. of Odiorne Pt., Rye (eBird Hotspot) saltmarsh s. of Odiorne Pt., Rye (eBird Hotspot) cove s. of Odiorne Point SP, Rye (eBird Hotspot) The best place in New Hampshire to scan for razorbills and guillemots. Also remarkable for the variety of land birds that have been found in the park.
 * Odiorne Point State Park**

Pulpit Rocks, Rye (eBird Hotspot) A pulloff on Route 1A in Rye, opposite Pulpit Rock Rd, that has a commanding view of the ocean and the Isles of Shoals. Another good spot for alcids. Purple Sandpipers are often on the rocks in the winter. And a good place for seals, too.
 * Pulpit Rocks**

Seal Rocks, Rye (eBird Hotspot) The pull off immediately north of Wallis Sands, notable for the 2006/2007 Eared Grebe. Is elevated a bit, and gives a nice view of the ocean.
 * Seal Rocks**

Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye (eBird Hotspot) A state beach, for which a fee may be charged in season. Usually crowded during the summer. Shorebirds on the small beach in the off-season, passerines in the shrubs edging the parking lot, and waterfowl and raptor flyovers in the marsh across Route 1A.
 * Wallis Sands State Beach**

Official Web Page Rye Harbor SP (eBird Hotspot) A favorite scanning spot for many people because it juts out a little into the ocean. An occasional hang out for Horned Larks in the winter. The marsh south of the harbor is also worth a check for egrets and shorebirds.
 * Ragged Neck / Rye Harbor State Park**

Google Map For a detailed map of the saltmarsh itself, click here. Awcomin Marsh, Rye (eBird Hotspot) Awcomin Marsh is on Route 1A in Rye, directly across from Rye Harbor Marina and just south of Rye Harbor State Park. It is a recently restored salt marsh with two short trails with viewing platforms and interpretive signage at the end of each. See the DES Factsheet for information about the restoration project. It's birdiness is still undetermined!
 * Awcomin Salt Marsh**

Google Map Eel Pond, Rye (eBird Hotspot) Eel Pond is on Route 1A in Rye, directly across from the Rye Beach Club (Sawyer's Beach) and just south of Jenness Beach. You might find almost anything in Eel Pond if it's not frozen: Goldeneye, Ruddy Ducks, Pied-Billed Grebes, Blue-winged Teal, Mute Swans.
 * Eel Pond**

Official Web Page Jenness/Sawyers Beach, Rye (eBird Hotspot) Jenness Beach is a popular roosting spot for gulls and shorebirds during the "off-season". Sanderlings are often present.
 * Jenness State Beach**

Rye Ledge (eBird Hotspot) Visible from a pull off along 1A, the Rye Ledges are composed of a large area of rock just offshore that is largely inundated at high tide. This is a favorite loafing spot for Great Cormorants, Purple Sandpipers, and others, but the birds are typically rather distant. The marsh on the west side of 1A a short way south of the ledge can produce a few egrets or shorebirds in season.
 * Rye Ledge**

Little Boars Head, N. Hampton (eBird Hotspot) Little Boar's Head is a good scanning point, particularly because of its elevation above the ocean.
 * Little Boar's Head**

Topozone Map Google Map Little River saltmarsh, N. Hampton (eBird Hotspot) New Hampshire Audubon's Little River Salt Marsh is on Route 1A in North Hampton, directly across from North Hampton State Beach. It can be viewed from along Route 1A (Ocean Blvd), Sea Rd, and Route 111 (Atlantic Ave).
 * Little River Salt Marsh**

Plaice Cove, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) Just north of Bicentennial Park. Can be seen from Bicentennial Park, or accessed from a public walk-out on Ancient Highway, although parking is very limited.
 * Plaice Cove**

Google Map Bicentennial Park, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) Bicentennial Park is on Route 1A (Ocean Blvd) in Hampton, directly across from Route 27 (High Street). Perhaps the best spot on the coast for Black Scoters. Many other sea ducks usually present in winter. It also has the only public restrooms open in winter along the seacoast, and they're heated!
 * Bicentennial Park**

TopoZone Map Google Map Meadow Pond, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) Meadow Pond is located on Route 27 (High Street) in Hampton, about 2 blocks west of Route 1A. Look for a small brick pump station where you can park. There is a short path through the tall reeds just to the right of the pump station. This is a good spot for an assortment of species, and the semi-fresh quality of the water attracts birds less frequent in more saline waters along the coast, including Virginia Rails and other freshwater marsh birds. This is also a good spot for waterfowl and shorebirds depending on water levels.
 * Meadow Pond**

Henrys Pool, Rt. 101E, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) Henry's Pool is a small mud flat in the salt marsh located behind the pumping station along Winnacunnet Rd, a hundred feet or so west of the intersection with 1A. (Winnacunnet Road is the first road north of Great Boar's Head that head west. It is marked with signs for Route 101.) While small, this flat can produce good numbers of shorebirds during low tide in Spring and Fall.
 * Henry's Pool**

Great Boars Head, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) This is what most people mean when they speak of Boar's Head. Access to the point itself is limited, but you can scan the shoreline from pull offs north and south of the head.
 * Great Boar's Head**

Google Map TopoZone Map Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Landing Rd. pool, Hampton (eBird Hotspot) It's a little off Route 1A, but it has osprey nesting in the spring and nice marsh habitat. It has not been as productive for shorebirds and herons in recent years as it has in the past. The pans at the very end of the road are the place for shorebirds.
 * Landing Road (Hampton Landing)**

Official Web Page Hampton Beach SP (eBird Hotspot) The parking lot of the state park can hold roosting groups of shorebirds or gulls if it is not crowded with beachgoers. During the winter, the parking lot is also a very good spot for Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, and the odd Lapland Longspur. The jetty at the mouth of Hampton Harbor often holds roosting sandpipers and the offshore waters here are good for typical coastal species. A pair or two of Piping Plovers often attempt to nest in the park.
 * Hampton Beach State Park**

Topozone Map Google Map Hampton Harbor--Yankee Fisherman's Coop (eBird Hotspot) Yankee Fisherman's Co-op is on Route 1A in Seabrook, just south of Hampton Beach State Park, immediately on the right after you cross the bridge heading south. It overlooks Hampton Harbor, where the mudflats turn up lots of shorebirds during migration if the tide is right. And gulls are on the same mudflats in the winter, terns in the summer. An Iceland Gull has wintered here for many years.
 * Yankee Fisherman's Co-op, Hampton Harbor**

Seabrook Beach (eBird Hotspot) Seabrook Beach--Haverhill St. (eBird Hotspot) Seabrook Beach stretches from the Hampton Harbor inlet south to the MA border. Access can be difficult but is best handled by parking in a public lot along 1A near the fisherman's co-op and walking out to the beach. Most parking on the ocean side of 1A is reserved for residents, and you are taking your chances parking there. The beach often serves as a roosting spot for shorebirds and a few gulls. A few pairs of Piping Plovers nest along the beach. This is another good spot for Black Scoter, among other coastal birds, in winter.
 * Seabrook Beach**

Seabrook Marshes--Beckman's Landing (eBird Hotspot) From 286, take Washington St north to Walton Rd. Take a right on Walton and continue past the school. Take a left on Causeway St. and then a right at the end onto Railroad Rd. This will lead to a boat launch. From here you can scan the marsh and walk across a (currently poorly-maintained) bridge to Beckman's Island. Egrets and marsh birds can be found in the salt marsh here, and raptors may be found in the colder months. Owls, including the rare Long-eared, have been found roosting in the cedars on the island here.
 * Beckman's Landing**

Hampton-Seabrook marsh--Depot Rd., Hampton Falls (eBird Hotspot) From the intersection with 101, head south on route 1. Passing through an area of open marsh, you will see some salt pannes on either side that can hold good numbers of shorebirds in season. Further south, take a left onto Depot Rd at the stoplight for Route 88. Follow this to the end, where there are a boat launch and old railroad bed. Walking along the railroad bed can produce egrets, shorebirds, and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow in the warmer months. There are a couple of low spots along the railroad bed that are inundated at high tide, so be mindful of the tide unless you want wet feet. Walking to the south of the parking area will lead you, once you cross the railroad bridge, to a shrubby area where passerines may be found. || media type="custom" key="26700716"
 * Depot Road**

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