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 Recorded
42Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 53 | 2024 | +68% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 39 | 2024 | +49% | 1980 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 38 | 2024 | -33% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -15% | 1980 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 29 | 2024 | +116% | 1980 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | -13% | 1980 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2024 | +355% | 1989 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 24 | 2024 | +204% | 1980 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 23 | 2024 | +6% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | -45% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2024 | +28% | 1980 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +38% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | -24% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 16 | 2024 | +85% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +12% | 1980 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | +83% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | -52% | 1980 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | -49% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2024 | -26% | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2024 | -37% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +367% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -55% | 1980 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2024 | -69% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -17% | 1980 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -42% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -65% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -9% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +67% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -60% | 1980 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -43% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -37% | 1980 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -54% | 1980 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2024 | +14% | 1980 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +475% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2023 | +133% | 1993 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -46% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -37% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +320% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +7% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.