Global Bird Count in February

Join the world in connecting to birds February 13–16, 2026. Watch the video to learn more about the count.

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Dark-eyed Junco by Nathan Wall / Macaulay Library.

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!

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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.

Connect to Birds, to Nature, and with Each Other

Share your birds with us February 13-16 and be a part of this global event.

Learn How to Participate

Enter Birds on eBird

People from around the world participating in GBBC. — Photos clockwise from top left: Ajay Bhushan in India, Ann Connor in the United States, Wondifraw Nega in Ethiopia, Shannon Kerr in Canada.

Be A Part of This 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

Follow eBird Data in Real-time

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.

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!

Map of events around the world. — Events happen all over the world during GBBC.

Help Celebrate 30 Years!

You’re invited to share a video of yourself, family, or friends celebrating the joy of connecting to nature through birds during GBBC. Chosen videos will be edited and put into short promotions for GBBC 2027, when we celebrate our 30th year of birding together. Your video might become famous!

Feel free to speak in the language you are most comfortable using. If speaking in a language other than English, we may follow up with confirmation that we translated your words correctly.

Share a Video of Your GBBC Story

Woman looking right at you with binoculars. — Click above on the example video to get a sense of the videos we are looking for. Video by Ileana Betancourt.

Collage of birds and people from around the world from GBBC 2025 — Photos clockwise from top left: Speckled Tanager in Costa Rica by Peter Williams, Perla Laguna in Nicaragua, European Starlings by Jon Sola in Spain, Susan Szeszol in United States, Rufous-backed Robin and Northern Cardinal by Nick Varvel, Richard Benz in United States, Indian White-eyes by Anindita Mukherji in India, and Shahid Raza in Pakistan. All photos stored in Macaulay Library.

Showcase Your Photos

We enjoy seeing your pictures from the event. Share pictures of birds, yourself, and others birdwatching in your yards or at your favorite birding spots.

Learn How to Share Photos

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

Boglárka Amrein Tamásné Miskolczi in Hungary.

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