Survival by Degrees

  • Children birding at window
    Seven Simple Actions

    Helping birds can be as simple as making changes to everyday habits. Here’s our quick list of 7 Simple Actions you can take to help birds.

  • Slideshow

    Presenting to a group about the Great Backyard Bird Count? Feel free to share this presentation with friends, family, or at a community event. The slideshow explains each step for participating in the count and features beautiful images from Great…

  • Social Media

    If you are an organization looking for a guide on how to promote GBBC. Look no further.

    We’ve provided this resource to help make life easier. We invite you to use the images below, or use pictures of your own…

  • Survival by Degrees

    Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise.

  • Hermit Thrush perched on a fence
    There’s Never Been a Better Time…

    If you are fortunate enough to be healthy, at home, and a birder

  • Using eBird Mobile to Participate

    Welcome! If you have previously entered data for the Great Backyard Bird Count, or tried Merlin Bird ID and now want to enter more birds, we recommend you use the eBird Mobile app to enter your bird sightings.

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    Using eBird on a Computer to Participate

    Welcome! If you want to enter your bird(s) for the Great Backyard Bird Count on a computer and/or don’t have a smartphone, we’ll walk you through how to enter data on a desktop or laptop.

    Submit Data to eBird on Computer

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  • Using Merlin Bird ID to Participate

    Welcome! If you are NEW to the Great Backyard Bird Count and have a smartphone, we recommend using the Merlin Bird ID app to participate. (No smartphone? Here’s how to enter your data on a computer.)

    Using Merlin Bird ID in…

  • Using Trip Reports For GBBC

    Trip Reports are a new tool from eBird to help you summarize your bird observations from the 4-day count in a single, sharable report. This includes Merlin Bird IDs! Put all your birds in one place!