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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 28

Kemah Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Kemah Lake

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kemah Lake 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 RobinTurdidae672024-60%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae632024+368%1968
European StarlingSturnidae612024-31%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae61202416×1980
American CrowCorvidae482024+22%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442024+113%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024+367%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae332024+214%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae33202419×1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae322024+205%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae30202417×1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae292024+153%1968
Blue JayCorvidae272024-2%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024-20%1968
House FinchFringillidae272024+215%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+429%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222024-11%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024-15%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae20202412×1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-24%1969
OvenbirdParulidae142024+733%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+63%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-76%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024-13%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae102022+900%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024+633%1974
American RedstartParulidae92024+640%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+275%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+178%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae9202411×1985
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-85%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82024+233%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae72002-26%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+42%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+42%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+117%1984
House SparrowPasseridae62024-92%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+567%1985
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+150%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+36%1968

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