Mastodawn

I've been doing the Great Backyard Bird Count over the weekend. As in past GBBCs, my goal is to end up in the top ten for species counted in my county, Snohomish Co. So far, so good, I'm there. I'm not a serious birder by any means. But it's fun to see how I stack up with the serious local birders. I'm becoming a better birder, seeing more, learning more. But I'll never become an obsessive list keeper. #GBBC #birding #birds #birdsofmastodon #nature #photography

FrameToFrameNature Feb 16

The Great Backyard Bird Count is in full swing this weekend! It has been a great weekend of birding so far, and among the stars is this eastern towhee yesterday at Cranberry Marsh in #Ontario #Canada 🍁 Good luck today, and hopefully you all get a lifer. #GBBC #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography

Marence Feb 15

Spent some time this cold grey morning outside for the Great Backyard Bird Count. I saw only the usual flocks of house sparrows and starlings that live near the parking lot garden.
According to Merlin’s listening feature, I heard the neighbor blue jay (yep) and a cardinal (also a neighbor) and a house finch. Never seen a house finch!

#gbbc #gbbc2026 #merlinBirdID #InvisibleButAudible #bird

metasilk Feb 15

Better on not-a-phone but amusing to watch! EBird live submissions map:
https://ebird.org/livesubs

#coffeeBirding #gbbc #greatBackyardBirdCount #gbbc2026

eBird Live Subs

Nevar23 Feb 14

Just spent some quality porch time counting birds for the CornellLab Great Backyard Bird Count. Got 22 species, including a Red Shouldered Hawk.

Got 15 minutes? Go count some birdies for science!

https://www.birdcount.org/

#Birds #BackyardBirds #GBBC

Great Backyard Bird Count – Join us each February when the world comes together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds.

Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Sam Van Horne, Ph.D.Feb 14

Added Bald Eagle and Ring-billed Gull to my list for great backyard bird count. Earlier got a Brown Creeper and Pileated Woodpecker. #GBBC

Paula Borchardt Feb 13

The Great Backyard Bird Count is happening today through Monday Feb. 16! Join this 4-day annual global birding event to share what you're seeing or hearing in your corner of the world. You can help scientists better understand & protect birds around the world, in as little as 15 minutes of your time! Here’s how to participate https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

#GreatBackyardBirdCount #GBBC #GBBC2026 #CitizenScience #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #birdsong

Mike Nelson Pedde Feb 13

The Great Backyard Bird Count is on this weekend! Join in from wherever you are. 🐦

How to Participate – Great Backyard Bird Count
https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

#GBBC #GBBC2026

How to Participate

Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds. Simply watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days and tell us what you see!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Sam Van Horne, Ph.D.Feb 13

Kicking off the Great Backyard Bird Count with a Red-shouldered Hawk on my commute. It perched among a crowd of oblivious House Finches. #birding #GBBC

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro Feb 12

Seems eBird turned on the filters for Great Backyard Bird Count.

All Northern flickers I've reported in southeast Michigan today are now considered rare.

Two days ago, I reported them without them being flagged as rare.

#GreatBackyardBirdCount #GBBC #birding #Michigan