""They're this really powerful ecological, uniting group of species," said Becca Rodomsky-Bish, project leader for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), the annual participatory science event to be held Feb. 13-16. "No matter where you are, you can feel connected and engaged with birds that are living around you." Fostering that connection is part of the mission of the global event, co-sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: It encourages participants to engage with the natural world where they live, which in turn helps them feel connected to conservation more broadly."
"After significant growth over the last five years, organizers expect nearly 1 million people to participate this year, and the data collected will provide a global snapshot of bird populations just before migration. "It's important to catalogue the status of birds around the world at this moment in time, because in short order, many are going to be moving," Rodomsky-Bish said. To participate in the event, people spend a minimum of 15 minutes over the four-day period watching birds and uploading the type and number of birds they see, either through the or the Merlin Bird ID app."
The Great Backyard Bird Count will be held Feb. 13–16 and invites participants to spend at least 15 minutes over the four-day period observing and recording birds. Participants enter species and counts via eBird or the Merlin Bird ID app, with instructional resources and webinars available beforehand. The event is co-sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and aims to connect people with local birds and broader conservation action. After growth over five years, nearly one million participants are expected, producing a global snapshot of bird populations just before migration and supplying data used by researchers across multiple studies.
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