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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 29

Pottersville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Pottersville

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pottersville 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
European StarlingSturnidae502024-74%1979
American RobinTurdidae492024-18%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392024-17%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae302024+52%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae292015-44%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024-60%1979
American CrowCorvidae222024-82%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024-37%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+93%1979
Blue JayCorvidae112024+55%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+0%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92023+200%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-61%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+333%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-6%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+22%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+300%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+267%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+320%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-50%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-57%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-58%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-57%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42018+143%1984
Common RavenCorvidae42014n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023+60%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae32021+100%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-20%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-98%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+11%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae31993+175%1980
Prairie WarblerParulidae32016-13%1983
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32013+100%1991
House FinchFringillidae32023-63%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+420%1984
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32005n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22011-20%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae21977n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-83%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae22011-84%1979

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