Your Backyard Counts!
Take Part in the Great Backyard Bird Count GOING ON NOW: February 13-16, 2026
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is going on NOW! It is a joint project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society and is sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited. Join this 4-day annual global birding event to share what you're seeing or hearing in your corner of the world. Simply count the birds! Count the numbers of birds and the species variety. You can count in your backyard or any location you like for at least 15 minutes on one or more of the count days and then simply report the information online at GBBC.
The Great Backyard Bird Count gives you the opportunity to make a difference by participating in this annual event which links citizens with scientists in an effort to collect important data about backyard birds. Your information becomes part of an extensive data base which is analyzed by scientists to better understand important trends in bird populations, range expansions, habitat changes and shifts in migration patterns.
Track the incoming results:
Watch the world map light up with real-time submissions: https://ebird.org/gbbc/livesubs?utm_campaign=32542813-GBBC%202026&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9cYJmsFySLMBmW8lXrCs08JY0JtXMpVfiYv5KNqAppad0LJhqiCYDGs-wAuEc2LYSvSGnmiQ9JJ4b_1V6zwF5bRnHig&_hsmi=403598420&utm_content=403598420&utm_source=hs_email
Explore incoming results (almost 5,000 species already found): https://ebird.org/gbbc/region/world?utm_campaign=32542813-GBBC%202026&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ySeGCM3dLENtFt2dUArjFl7npDCl__c-wjft8FoR3YWbtN_xUOdf9REn46wof2c4ySlnUPF7U5ZyLQ0VHftGaSd4i7w&_hsmi=403598420&utm_content=403598420&utm_source=hs_email
Enjoy the diversity of birds from around the world with GBBC photos and sounds from the Macaulay Library: https://media.ebird.org/catalog/gbbc?birdOnly=true&sort=rating_rank_desc&obsDtFrom=2026-02-13&obsDtTo=2026-02-16&utm_campaign=32542813-GBBC%202026&utm_medium=email&utm_content=403598420&utm_source=hs_email
Make your backyard count even more for the birds when you participate in this year’s GBBC. To ensure the birds all show up to be counted, visit our store for the widest variety of great bird food products!