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Date(s) - Friday, Feb 18, 2022-Monday, Feb 21, 2022
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The 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, to be held Friday, Feb. 18 through Monday, Feb. 21, is a way for you to help researchers right from your own backyard.
Anyone, from beginning bird watchers to experts, can take part. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org.
Each checklist submitted during the Great Backyard Bird Count helps researchers at the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada learn more about how birds are doing and how to protect birds and the environment we share.
Recently, more than 160,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.
A webinar on how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. See details and register here.
You can also view a free four-part video series from Cornell Institute for Ornithology to help you identify birds. Look for Size and Shape, Color Pattern, Behavior and Habitat.
Visit the official website at birdcount.org for more information.
