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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

New Bedford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey New Bedford

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Bedford 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 RobinTurdidae572024-29%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024+82%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+307%1971
House SparrowPasseridae242024-78%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae242024+18%1971
European StarlingSturnidae232024-86%1971
House FinchFringillidae222024+633%1977
Blue JayCorvidae212024-59%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae202024+783%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+371%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-14%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152014-5%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+263%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+32%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+47%1971
American CrowCorvidae102024+3%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-74%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+33%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82002+350%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+22%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+260%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-68%1971
OvenbirdParulidae62017+17%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-33%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52015-13%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-84%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42017-67%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42017-29%1971
Laughing GullLaridae42012-33%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42012-13%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-14%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+100%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+83%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae22015-70%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae22015-52%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22024-81%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae22017+50%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22024+275%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae22024-38%1973
BobolinkIcteridae21974+100%1971

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