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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
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
Canada GooseAnatidae392025+980%1987
American RobinTurdidae382025+42%1980
OvenbirdParulidae362025-27%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-8%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae312025+2%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+53%1980
VeeryTurdidae212025-6%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+0%1980
American RedstartParulidae172025+150%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+123%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162025-8%1980
European StarlingSturnidae162025-26%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae162025+450%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+23%1980
American CrowCorvidae152025-46%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae152025+41%1980
Blue JayCorvidae132025-33%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+12%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+382%1989
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025-24%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025-47%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-41%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-43%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-75%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025-21%1986
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-15%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+89%1980
House FinchFringillidae102025+100%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025+86%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+225%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-60%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae82025+80%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-32%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-59%1980
House SparrowPasseridae72025-59%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+64%1988
Common RavenCorvidae72024+475%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52023+133%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-13%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-62%1980

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.