Photo: Carolina Chickadee, Michele Black/GBBC
“Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things. Join us, February 12-15, 2021, when the world comes together for the love of birds.” -GBBC
Each year in February, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society and Birds Canada sponsor a worldwide birding event: The Great Backyard Bird Count. The aim of the GBBC is to get as many observations of birds from around the world to better understand how birds are doing.
Participating is simple: Just observe birds for at least 15 minutes once during the 4-day count period and enter your data on eBird or through Merlin. Even if you are new to eBird and/or Merlin, you’ll find helpful, easy instructions on the GBBC website.
You can also observe birds for longer periods of time during any or all of the 4 days.
Here’s how to participate.
ASNV hopes everyone in our nature community will join in this citizen science project. Post your photos on Instagram and tag us @audubonva.