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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 28

Midvale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Midvale

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Midvale 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 RobinTurdidae602022-46%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae522022-80%1971
House SparrowPasseridae512022-48%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae292022+122%1971
Blue JayCorvidae292022-44%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae222022+41%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222022+229%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae212022+106%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae172022-64%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172022-29%1972
European StarlingSturnidae162022-88%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152022+464%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122022-38%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae112022-45%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae102022+5%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae102022-62%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92022+122%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae62022-56%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022+400%1973
MallardAnatidae52021-55%1973
American CrowCorvidae42022-70%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42016+0%1972
Mute SwanAnatidae41999+150%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-8%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32022-6%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016+13%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32021-91%1971
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae31980-43%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32022-71%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32021-44%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae32021-75%1975
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31974+50%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+75%1974
Green HeronArdeidae22006-20%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae21999+100%1967
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022-47%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-36%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22021-83%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22022-73%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae22022+33%1974

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