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 Recorded
35Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 53 | 2023 | -7% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 49 | 2023 | +15% | 1979 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 44 | 2023 | -11% | 1979 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 39 | 2023 | +97% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 36 | 2023 | +86% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2023 | -27% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2023 | +214% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 31 | 2023 | +96% | 1979 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 28 | 2023 | +336% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 28 | 2023 | +4% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2023 | +5% | 1979 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2023 | 12× | 1984 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2023 | +75% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2023 | +58% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2023 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2023 | +24% | 1979 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2023 | +30% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2023 | +146% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2023 | +344% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2023 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 2023 | +543% | 1984 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | +314% | 1979 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2023 | -66% | 1979 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +533% | 1986 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2023 | 12× | 1984 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | -55% | 1979 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2023 | -40% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | +375% | 1979 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2023 | +77% | 1979 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2023 | +75% | 2018 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2023 | +360% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2022 | +333% | 1998 | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | +100% | 1984 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2023 | +500% | 2016 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2023 | +75% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +67% | 1979 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -41% | 1979 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | -20% | 1979 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +129% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.