Guild · New Jersey · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In New Jersey

44 species in this guild. As a group they are +23% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in New Jersey. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in New Jersey is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 5.1 (95% range 4.2–5.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+1%Change by 2029
5.1Projected 2029 index
4.25.995% range
±8.7%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20255.04.25.9
20265.04.25.9
20275.14.25.9
20285.14.25.9
20295.14.25.9

Member Species In New Jersey

Forest birds species in New Jersey.
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae-90%
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae-73%
Prairie WarblerParulidae-58%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae-46%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae-36%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae-33%
Common YellowthroatParulidae-12%
American RobinTurdidae-6%
Wood ThrushTurdidae-5%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-5%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae-3%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae-2%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae-0%
Kentucky WarblerParulidae+14%
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae+35%
White-eyed VireoVireonidae+42%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+42%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae+46%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+47%
Carolina ChickadeeParidae+61%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+66%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+71%
Tufted TitmouseParidae+114%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+121%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae+151%
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae+160%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+166%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+184%
Cerulean WarblerParulidae+222%
Pine WarblerParulidae+261%
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae+313%
Hooded WarblerParulidae+322%
Northern ParulaParulidae+381%
OvenbirdParulidae+422%
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae+465%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+615%
American RedstartParulidae+872%
VeeryTurdidae+872%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae11×
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae12×
Warbling VireoVireonidae13×
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae23×
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae26×
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae54×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.