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 Recorded
46Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 1410 | 2024 | 218× | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 44 | 2024 | -59% | 1980 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 33 | 2024 | -82% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2024 | -10% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 32 | 2024 | 18× | 1986 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 31 | 2024 | +3% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | -34% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | +29% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | +313% | 1980 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | -36% | 1980 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 20 | 2024 | 24× | 1997 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 18 | 2024 | 170× | 1980 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2024 | +867% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 2024 | +16% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -46% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -25% | 1980 | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Laridae | 12 | 2024 | +500% | 2004 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -56% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -43% | 1980 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +15% | 2000 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -59% | 1980 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | -20% | 2002 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 7 | 2024 | +867% | 2002 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2014 | +250% | 2012 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 1980 | |
| Mute Swan | Anatidae | 5 | 1998 | -29% | 1978 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -47% | 1980 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | -76% | 1994 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2008 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | -39% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +133% | 1980 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -21% | 1980 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +140% | 2017 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +240% | 1981 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -65% | 1980 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 3 | 2015 | -54% | 2005 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2022 | +275% | 1997 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2015 | -20% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.