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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Mt Misery Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

76Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–1989Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Mt Misery

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Misery 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
Common GrackleIcteridae741989-56%1978
European StarlingSturnidae731989-39%1978
MallardAnatidae34198917×1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae341989-40%1978
American RobinTurdidae311989+50%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae261989-60%1978
American CrowCorvidae221989-6%1978
Blue JayCorvidae201989+21%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae161989-16%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae161989+52%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae141989+543%1978
House FinchFringillidae121989-72%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae111988+11%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae101988+50%1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae101989+60%1978
House SparrowPasseridae101989-59%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae101989+16%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae91989-61%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae61988+15%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae51982+38%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51988-69%1978
OvenbirdParulidae51989+21%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae51989-74%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41984+167%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae41988+67%1977
Laughing GullLaridae41989+33%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae31989-91%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae31984+44%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31984+0%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae31988-72%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae31989+275%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31979n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae21989+150%1978
American KestrelFalconidae21989-20%1978
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21980+100%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae21984-67%1978
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae21979+100%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae21989-60%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae21989-92%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae21988+67%1982

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