Share Your Sightings
Data collected by volunteers is important to help us learn more about butterflies in New Hampshire
Welcome to NH Butterfly Monitoring Network
The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is a collaborative effort to engage volunteers in counting and identifying butterflies across New Hampshire. Data collected by volunteers can contribute to our understanding of long-term trends in butterfly populations and inform conservation actions for both common and declining species.
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Join a local count circle to help collect valuable data on New Hampshire's butterflies.
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Events
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Jun2110:00am - 12:00pm, There are over one hundred species of butterflies in New Hampshire and we might identify a dozen or so on a sunny Sunday in June. Come learn from Tin
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Jul110:00am - 12:00pm, Join Mark Ellingwood and the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we search for swallowtails, satyrs, skippers, and other butterflies — and learn to identify them
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Jul88:45am - 3:45pm, Rain Date: July 9, 2026 Be part of the first-ever Squam Lakes Butterfly Count with Squam Lakes Natural Science Center! Spend a day in the field surveying
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Jul118:30am - 4:00pm, Rain Date: July 12, 2026 The Baker Ponds Butterfly Count, New Hampshire's longest-running butterfly survey, takes place on the outskirts of the
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Jul159:30am - 2:00pm, Rain Date: July 22, 2026Join butterfly enthusiasts for a day in the Seacoast region of the state to count butterflies and admire other natural wonders we may
Blog
In the early days of spring, we are often greeted with the first emergence of the Mourning Cloak butterfly. What a gift as we look forward to the many...
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Celebrating New Hampshire’s longest-running continuous butterfly count
Every great endeavor begins with a spark of inspiration—or in this case, a flutter of wings. The Baker Ponds Butterfly Count (BPBC) traces its roots b...
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There is a lot we don’t know about the over 130 species of butterflies that occur in New Hampshire, but that is slowly changing – thanks to organizati...
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