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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Deepwater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

67Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1977Span
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Bird Species Found on New Jersey Deepwater

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deepwater 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
European StarlingSturnidae2611977-16%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1161977-68%1970
American RobinTurdidae731977+71%1970
House SparrowPasseridae671977-21%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae651977+80%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae601977+69%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae431977+75%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae421977+3%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae391977+22%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae351977+14%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae241977-3%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae131977-11%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae131977+142%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae121977+0%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae121977+35%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae101977+4%1970
Blue JayCorvidae91977-48%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae81977+14%1970
American CrowCorvidae71977-23%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae71977+117%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae71977+600%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61977-16%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61977+0%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61976+50%1969
Green HeronArdeidae51977-33%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae51977+220%1970
American KestrelFalconidae51977+120%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae51977-46%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae51971-50%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae51977+0%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51977+114%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae51977+400%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae41977-14%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae41977-21%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41976n/an/a
Herring GullLaridae31969n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae31971+200%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31977-50%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31977+60%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21977-50%1970

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