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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 30

Toms River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Toms River

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Toms River 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
House SparrowPasseridae442024+13%1968
European StarlingSturnidae352024-30%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae272024+67%1968
Laughing GullLaridae252024+162%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232024+315%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024+82%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae222024+471%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae212024+242%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192024+179%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024+0%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172024+236%1995
Herring GullLaridae152024+500%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-84%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+96%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae122024-33%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+420%1994
Blue JayCorvidae112024-77%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+59%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024+183%1975
Pine WarblerParulidae102024-8%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae101970+900%1967
American CrowCorvidae92024-50%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024+109%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92022+500%2018
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+0%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+64%1969
OvenbirdParulidae82024+333%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+150%1969
House FinchFringillidae82024+192%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-42%1968
American RobinTurdidae72024-72%1968
Black VultureCathartidae72024+325%2018
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+143%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+450%1995
MallardAnatidae52024+142%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-58%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51966n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+340%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+200%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-20%1968

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