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.

Snow Goose by Hank Davis / Macaulay Library.

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

Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things. Join us, February 14–17, 2025, when the world comes together for the love of birds.

Photos clockwise from top left: Talatu Tende in Nigeria, Vicki Lucas in United States, Perla Laguna in Nicaragua, Liz Paul in United States.

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 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.

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.

Explore the map for GBBC birding events near you!

Events happen all over the world during GBBC.
Photos clockwise from top left: Meredith Burton in United States, Northern Cardinal by Lory Cantin in Canada, Miguel Angel Montenegro in Bolivia, Southern Yellowthroat by Janaina Souza in Brazil, Paula Brown in Canada, Steppe Eagle by Saurabh Kalia in India, Alicia Highland in United States, Woodland Kingfisher by Annette Teng in Ghana. All photos stored in Macaulay Library.

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.

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
In Arunchal Pradesh, India, Anurag Vishwakarma / GBBC.

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