Species · New Jersey · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in New Jersey
Yellow-breasted Chat in New Jersey has collapsed: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-88%Since 1968
26Routes In State
49Years
Notable Yellow-breasted Chat Trends in New Jersey
long arc declinecomputed index
Yellow-breasted Chat has collapsed in New Jersey: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Yellow-breasted Chat Population Forecast in New Jersey
If the recent trend holds, Yellow-breasted Chat in New Jersey is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.24). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±29.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2495% range
±29.6%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| 2026 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2027 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2028 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
| 2029 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
Yellow-breasted Chat Survey Routes in New Jersey
| Hope | 5 | 1994 | 1973 |
| Roosevelt | 2 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Woodbury Hgt | 1 | 2016 | 1968 |
| Greenwich | 1 | 1999 | 1966 |
| Six Points | 1 | 2014 | 1981 |
| Deepwater | 1 | 1976 | 1969 |
| Albion | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Ancora | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
| Masonville | 1 | 1966 | 1966 |
| Bennett Mill | 1 | 1971 | 1966 |
| Sandbrook | 1 | 2024 | 1970 |
| Holmansville | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
| New Bedford | 1 | 1992 | 1987 |
| Croton | 1 | 1996 | 1970 |
| Robbinsville | 1 | 1979 | 1968 |
| Kemah Lake | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Dover | 1 | 1981 | 1979 |
| Pottersville | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Friendship | 1 | 1991 | 1988 |
| Pomona | 1 | 1984 | 1984 |
| Villas | 1 | 1979 | 1979 |
| Pedricktown 2 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Cape May Ch | 1 | 2011 | 1993 |
| Pedricktown | 1 | 2011 | 1991 |
| Winslow | 1 | 1999 | 1989 |
Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.