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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Cape May Ch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

103Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2013Span
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Bird Species Found on New Jersey Cape May Ch

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cape May Ch route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Laughing GullLaridae5482013-56%1994
European StarlingSturnidae1912013-1%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae932013+45%1994
House SparrowPasseridae892013+9%1994
American RobinTurdidae722013+104%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae622013+20%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452013+237%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372013+135%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae342013+18%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae322013+186%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae312013+51%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282013+342%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae282013+81%1994
American CrowCorvidae262013-44%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242013+490%1994
Blue JayCorvidae232013+14%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae212013+5%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae192011+580%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae182013+36%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132013+558%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122013+189%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122013+192%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112013+146%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112013+125%1994
Fish CrowCorvidae92013-3%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92013+260%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92013+238%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae92013-46%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82013+73%1994
Great Black-backed GullLaridae82011+450%2005
Forster's TernLaridae72013+93%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae72011+150%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72013+100%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72013+300%1995
Herring GullLaridae62011+22%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae62013+475%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae52013+5%1994
Great EgretArdeidae42013+27%1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41992n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42013-34%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.