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t, count, and celebrate birds. Area Get eNews Contact Us English Español Français Português Great Backyard Bird Count Home About Results Explore Local Results Spread the Word Certificate of Participation Share Your Experience Birding For Everybody More to Read Get Involved Collaborations Help Share Photos Group Counts For Educators Tips for Data Entry Help Identifying Birds Bird Courses Using Trip Reports FAQ Participate How to Participate Using Merlin Bird ID Using eBird Mobile Using eBird on a Computer Community Birding Map My eBIRD Get eNews Contact Us Search Menu Great Backyard Bird Count Global Bird Count in February Join the world in connecting to birds February 14–17, 2025 . Watch the video to learn more about the count. Play Video Peregrine Falcon by Marky Mutchler / Macaulay Library Video Transcript Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things! Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count for four days in February to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. People from around the world spend these four days in their favorite places, connecting to the birds around their homes and in their community. Whether you see one bird or hundreds over the weekend, we want to share in your joy of watching birds and connecting to nature. Count the birds you see for as little as 15 minutes on one of the four days. Then, submit your bird list to be part of a global movement to better understand how bird populations are doing. Your participation matters. Il est important que vous participiez! Tu participación importa. Your participation connects you to the beauty that lives around you while helping scientists better monitor and protect birds around the world. Work with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. We look forward to spending this fun, special event with you. Join us! Únete a nosotros! Soyez des nôtres! End Transcript Spend time in your favorite places watching birds —then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. If you already use eBird or Merlin , your submissions over the 4 days count toward GBBC. Thank You For a Great Event! Please enjoy this video where we share some of our favorite images—of both birds and people—that came in during the 2024 GBBC weekend. We see you, we honor you, and we celebrate the birds right along with you. Be Part of a Global Event Watch observations roll in from around the world. Each submitted checklist becomes a glowing light on our bird sightings map. Watch the World Map Light Up Explore Results for 2024! Tap or click the image to see Merlin and eBird submissions during the Great Backyard Bird Count on Saturday, historically the busiest day for the event. Yellow dots indicate a checklist submission, which revert to a white dot in the background. Connect to Birds, to Nature, and with Each Other Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things. Join us, February 14–17, 202 5, when the world comes together for the love of birds. Photos clockwise from top left: Perla Laguna in Nicaragua, Lisa Burt in United States, Rofikul Islam in India, Pipope Panitchpakdi in Thailand. How to Participate Photos clockwise from top left: Michael Laughlin in United States, White-capped Tanager by Ben Lucking in Ecuador, Rofikul Islam in India, Wild Turkey by Arun Manoharan in United States, Roxane Filion in Canada, Scarlet Robin by Cedric Bear in Australia, Perla Laguna in Nicaragua, Spotless Crake by JJ Harrison in Australia. Showcase Your Photos from the Count We enjoy seeing your pictures from the count. Share pictures of birds, yourself, and others birdwatching in your yards or at your favorite birding spots. Learn How to Share Photos Map or Find Community Birding Events Are you birding for GBBC as a part of a community event? Add it to the map so others can join you and so we have a better sense of how the world comes together to celebrate birds. Add to the Map or Find an Event to Join Explore the map for GBBC birding events near you ! Events happen all over the world during GBBC. We all need an incentive to get outside midwinter and look for birds beyond what we can see from our windows. It’s fun to see the little flashes of light on the map when we submit our counts, among the thousands around the world, and we know our data matter. Barb Gorges, Wyoming, United States Paula Brown in Canada Stay connected to the Great Backyard Bird Count. Email address: If you’d also like to receive any additional eNewsletters, check which ones. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Audubon Birds Canada eBird Leave this field empty if you’re human: Contact GBBC Audubon Birds Canada Web Accessibility Assistance Privacy Policy Terms of use © 2024 Cornell University Cancel × Search this website Close...