BBS Route · New York · BCR 28
E Newark Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
120Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on New York E Newark
Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 118 | 2024 | -26% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 51 | 2024 | +14% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 41 | 2024 | -65% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | -49% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2024 | +1% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | +322% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 23 | 2024 | +15% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 20 | 2024 | +52% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 18 | 2024 | +25% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +135% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +59% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +164% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | +76% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2024 | -81% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +400% | 1977 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 10 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | -62% | 1970 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | -56% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -18% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -71% | 1970 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +25% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1999 | -41% | 1993 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2022 | +250% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -25% | 1970 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +240% | 1974 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +471% | 1998 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -20% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.