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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 28

Hope Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

104Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1994Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Hope

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hope 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
American RobinTurdidae941994+77%1972
House SparrowPasseridae711994+154%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae511994+247%1972
American CrowCorvidae401994+71%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae401994+39%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae401994+32%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae391994+28%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae391994-2%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae381994+123%1972
European StarlingSturnidae341994-46%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae341994-53%1972
House FinchFringillidae301994+278%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae261994+102%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae251994+173%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae221994+145%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae201994+567%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae171994+104%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae171994-5%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae151994+417%1974
OvenbirdParulidae151994+567%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae151994+23%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae131994+194%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae111994+121%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae101994+200%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae91994+32%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae91993-47%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae81993+125%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae81994+17%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81994+367%1974
Blue JayCorvidae81994+4%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae81994+360%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae81994+175%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae81994+529%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae71994-52%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae71994+122%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae71994+83%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae71994+50%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae61994+167%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae61994+56%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51994+600%1973

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