Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count – at home edition

Leader: Juliet Moderow, 201-233-0946 or contact by email at nwilbirdnaturealliance@gmail.com.

Participate in one of the largest citizen science bird-counting opportunities! The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was launched in 1998 and is now an inter-organizational effort between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada. The GBBC is held in a particular weekend every February with this year falling between February 13 – 16. Participation in the GBBC began in North America, but has now expanded to many individuals participating all around the world!

You can participate with us or on your own in one of the following ways:

1) Krape Park – see alternate posting for this outdoor/in-person event on 2/14/26.

2) Participate at home anytime during the dates of February 13-16. This could be a great activity to do with friends, students, colleagues, or family! First, choose your location, watch birds for 15 minutes or more at least once over these four days, identify all of the birds you see or hear, and then most importantly, enter your data on the GBBC site. birdcount.org/ (Contact Juliet if you need help with this)

Please share any photos and/or lists by email for us to include in the next newsletter as well!