The Great Backyard Bird Count
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The great backyard bird count. Great backyard bird count. The great backyard bird count 2019 photo contest winner first place composition carolina wren by jenny burdette of georgia the great backyard bird count gives all bird enthusiasts a chance to help as well as a great opportunity to include family and friends of all skill levels in a common conservation effort. Thanks to all who participated in the 2020 great backyard bird count. Bird watchers of all ages count birds to create a real time snapshot of where birds are.
The aussiebirdcount is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be a suburban backyard a local park a patch of forest down by the beach or the main street of town. The gbbc was one of the first demonstrations that the internet could be used to collect bird checklists and was instrumental in the creation of ebird back in 2002. The next gbbc is february 12 15 2021. But for others it s that joyous time of year when they get to tally up birds for the annual great backyard bird count gbbc.
The great backyard bird count is an annual four day event that engages birdwatchers of all ages around the world in counting birds to create a real time snapshot of where the birds are. Printable tally sheets for what locality do you wish to see a tally sheet. February 14 17 friday through monday is the 23rd annual great backyard bird count gbbc. The great backyard bird count is a joint project of the cornell lab of ornithology national audubon society and birds canada and support is provided in part by founding sponsor wild birds.
To participate just go birding during this timeframe and make sure to enter your checklists in ebird. Anyone can participate from beginners to experts. Count birds anytime anywhere with ebird. 6 753 go here for detailed count results.
You can count for as little as 15 minutes on a single day or for as long as you like each day of the event. You can count as many times as you like over the week we just ask that each count is completed over a 20 minute period.