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BBS Route · New York · BCR 30

Jones Beach Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2013Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Jones Beach

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jones Beach 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
European StarlingSturnidae3442013-22%1969
House SparrowPasseridae3372013-5%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae2432013+347%1969
American CrowCorvidae87201313×1971
American RobinTurdidae812013-8%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712013-52%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae562013-76%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae482013+181%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472013+647%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442013+925%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae422013+73%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae402013+13%1972
Blue JayCorvidae382013+11%1969
Herring GullLaridae362013-78%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342013+740%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272013+700%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae20201311×1969
House FinchFringillidae192013+30%1969
Mute SwanAnatidae162006+769%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae152013+38%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae132013-19%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132013+329%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae122013+354%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112013+300%1969
WilletScolopacidae102013+20%1991
Great EgretArdeidae92013+125%1972
Black SkimmerLaridae92006+800%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae82013+11%1969
Laughing GullLaridae82012+200%1987
Great Black-backed GullLaridae72013+240%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72013+42%1971
Common TernLaridae62013-40%1969
MallardAnatidae62013-63%1969
GadwallAnatidae62006+80%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62013+500%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42013+60%1972
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae42013+33%1986
OspreyPandionidae42013+250%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42013+133%1995
Least TernLaridae32006-25%1966

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