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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Six Points Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Six Points

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Six Points 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
Herring GullLaridae14102024218×1982
European StarlingSturnidae442024-59%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-82%1980
American RobinTurdidae332024-10%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32202418×1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024+3%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-34%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+29%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+313%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024-36%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae20202424×1997
Laughing GullLaridae182024170×1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+867%1989
Blue JayCorvidae162024+16%1980
American CrowCorvidae142024-46%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-25%1980
Great Black-backed GullLaridae122024+500%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-56%1980
House SparrowPasseridae102024-43%1980
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae92024+15%2000
OvenbirdParulidae72024-59%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024-20%2002
OspreyPandionidae72024+867%2002
Forster's TernLaridae72014+250%2012
Fish CrowCorvidae62024-7%1980
Mute SwanAnatidae51998-29%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+67%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-47%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+13%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-76%1994
American Black DuckAnatidae42008+200%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-39%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+133%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-21%1980
Black VultureCathartidae42024+140%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+240%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-65%1980
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae32015-54%2005
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32022+275%1997
Green HeronArdeidae22015-20%1980

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