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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Six Points Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Six Points

Top 40 of 116 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 GullLaridae2102025179×1982
European StarlingSturnidae492025-55%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025+10%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+47%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae242025+10%1980
American RobinTurdidae242025-18%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202025+281%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae20202424×1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025-38%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+867%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-59%1980
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae142025+85%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+360%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-87%1980
House SparrowPasseridae122025-43%1980
American CrowCorvidae112025-52%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae11202517×1986
OspreyPandionidae112025+967%2002
Laughing GullLaridae10202550×1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025-30%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92025+15%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-30%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-61%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+20%1980
Forster's TernLaridae72014+250%2012
Blue JayCorvidae62025+28%1980
Fish CrowCorvidae62024-7%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-45%1980
Mute SwanAnatidae51998-29%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+167%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-38%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-76%1994
American Black DuckAnatidae42008+200%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-39%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+56%1980
OvenbirdParulidae42025-59%1980
Great Black-backed GullLaridae42025+200%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025+120%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae32025+114%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-79%1980

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