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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Keyport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2022Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Keyport

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Keyport 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 RobinTurdidae1032022-0%1991
European StarlingSturnidae712022-30%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae372022-7%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae352022-66%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252022+179%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae242022-50%2001
American CrowCorvidae232022-39%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212022+47%1991
Gray CatbirdMimidae212022+52%1991
Blue JayCorvidae172022+18%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae172022-56%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162022+27%1991
Fish CrowCorvidae132022+380%2002
House SparrowPasseridae122022-66%1991
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122019-40%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122022+140%1993
House FinchFringillidae102022-69%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102022-67%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae102022-21%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92022+120%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82022-42%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022+15%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52022+4%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42021+0%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022-12%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae42022-17%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae32019+50%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae32022-77%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae32022+122%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32019+25%2002
Black VultureCathartidae32016+100%2008
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22018-55%1991
Wood ThrushTurdidae22016-73%1991
Herring GullLaridae22007+0%1990
MallardAnatidae22018-20%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae22015-50%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae22021-78%1992
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22021+33%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22015+50%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22013+33%1995

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