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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 28

High Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey High Point

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the High Point 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae532024+68%1980
American RobinTurdidae392024+49%1980
OvenbirdParulidae382024-33%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322024-15%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae292024+116%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae262024-13%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262024+355%1989
American RedstartParulidae242024+204%1980
VeeryTurdidae232024+6%1980
American CrowCorvidae212024-45%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+28%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024+38%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-24%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae162024+85%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+12%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+83%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae142024-52%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024-49%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024-26%1980
European StarlingSturnidae122024-37%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae122024+367%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-55%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-69%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-17%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102024-42%1980
House SparrowPasseridae102024-65%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-9%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+67%1987
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-50%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024-60%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-43%1980
Blue JayCorvidae72024-37%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-54%1980
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+14%1980
Common RavenCorvidae72024+475%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52023+133%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-46%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-37%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae52024+320%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+7%1980

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