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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 28

Dover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Dover

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dover 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 StarlingSturnidae532023-7%1979
American RobinTurdidae492023+15%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae442023-11%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae392023+97%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae362023+86%1979
American CrowCorvidae342023-27%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322023+214%1979
Blue JayCorvidae312023+96%1979
House FinchFringillidae282023+336%1979
House SparrowPasseridae282023+4%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae262023+5%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae26202312×1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae252023+75%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252023+58%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242023+0%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222023+24%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172023+30%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae162023+146%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162023+344%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142023+100%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae122023+543%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112023+314%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae102023-66%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102023+533%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae10202312×1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92023+0%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae92023-55%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae92023-40%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82023+375%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82023+77%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae82023+75%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72023+360%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72022+333%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae62018+100%1984
Common RavenCorvidae62023+500%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae52023+75%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+67%1979
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52023-41%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52023-20%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023+129%1984

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