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

Black-billed Cuckoo Population Trend in New Jersey

Black-billed Cuckoo in New Jersey has fallen sharply: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-68%Since 1968
30Routes In State
54Years

Notable Black-billed Cuckoo Trends in New Jersey

long arc declinecomputed index

Black-billed Cuckoo has fallen sharply in New Jersey: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Black-billed Cuckoo Population Forecast in New Jersey

If the recent trend holds, Black-billed Cuckoo in New Jersey is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.69). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±38.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.6995% range
±38.6%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
20250.020.000.71
20260.010.000.70
20270.000.000.69
20280.000.000.69
20290.000.000.69

Black-billed Cuckoo Survey Routes in New Jersey

Routes recording Black-billed Cuckoo in New Jersey.
Midvale319801970
Dover320151977
Spraguetown 2220072005
Toms River219691969
Albion219901966
Bennett Mill219711967
Woodbury Hgt120192008
Greenwich119771977
Six Points120031981
Ancora119761968
Sandbrook120171970
Holmansville119861969
Clarksville119791979
New Bedford119891969
Croton120071978
Hope119901971
Kemah Lake120181980
Bloomsbury120161969
High Point120241988
Keyport120041991
Cranbury119971988
Friendship120191977
Pomona120081978
Villas119811979
Spraguetown119911977

Black-billed Cuckoo Population Trend in Other States

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