Global Bird Count in February

Join the world in connecting to birds – February 17-20. Watch the video to learn more about the count.

Hairy Woodpecker by Brad Imhoff/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 them to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar

Wednesday, February 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m Eastern

During a live Q&A session, experts from Audubon, Birds Canada, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will share their tips for making birdwatching easier and more enjoyable for people of all ages and abilities. Get your questions answered about bird ID, counting birds, and more–you’ll leave confident and ready to be part of this fun event!

Boreal Chickadee by Simon Boivin/Macaulay Library (ML417743011)

Connect to Birds, to Nature, and with Each Other

Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things. Join us, February 17-20, 2023, when the world comes together for the love of birds.

How to Participate

Photos clockwise from top left: Amrit Raha/GBBC; Jane Simao/GBBC; Melanie Furr/Georgia Audubon; Emily Tubbs/GBBC.

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.

Explore 2022 Data

Check Out the 2022 Final Results

Tap or click the image to see Merlin and eBird submissions during the Great Backyard Bird Count on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Yellow dots indicate a checklist submission, which revert to a white dot in the background.

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

Photos from GBBC 2022. Top row: Greater Flameback by Prasenjit Bhattacharjee in India; Vidhya Sundar in United States; Northern Cardinal by Kim Lackey in Canada; Judy Brunner in United States. Second row: Uma Pandiyan in Qatar; Mallard by Noam Markus in Canada; Katelyn Strader in Canada; Himalayan Monal by Tshering Tobgay in Bhutan.

We all need an incentive to get outside mid-winter 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

Join Our Upcoming Webinar

Connect to Birds, to Nature, and with Each Other

Be Part of a Global Event

Explore 2022 Data

Showcase Your Photos from the Count

Stay connected to the Great Backyard Bird Count.