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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 29

Sandbrook Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Sandbrook

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sandbrook 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 RobinTurdidae482025-38%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472025+256%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae352025+136%1971
European StarlingSturnidae342025-82%1971
House SparrowPasseridae332025-1%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae25202513×1982
Blue JayCorvidae242025+73%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae242025-16%1971
House FinchFringillidae242025+214%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-42%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025+51%1971
American CrowCorvidae192025-57%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-90%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+760%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-85%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+120%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-42%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-23%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+350%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+0%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-17%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-28%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+114%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-35%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-61%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+188%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+300%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+167%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61993-55%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+800%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+17%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+150%1996
Black VultureCathartidae52024+147%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+200%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-88%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025+120%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+129%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-17%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae31996+80%1981
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32022+100%1977

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.