Last year, about 385,000 people from 192 countries took part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, or GBBC.
This image provided by Macaulay Library/Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows two girls watching birds through a window with binoculars, bird lists and cameras in Elm Grove, Louisiana, during the Great Backyard Bird Count in February 2022. About 385,000 people from 192 countries took part in the 2022 count, and their results have been used by scientists to study bird populations worldwide.
They’re expected to be among hundreds of thousands of people around the world counting and recording over four days, Feb. 17-20. This global data goes into the eBird database used by scientists for research on bird populations, which have declined sharply overall in past decades. It’s part ofAnd if it gets more people interested in bird-watching, so much the better, says Steve Kistler.
How it works: Participants watch birds, whether that means looking out the window for 15 minutes or taking a longer trip to a nature area. Organizers recommend the Merlin bird ID app to distinguish birds by size, shape, song or other characteristics. Many participants also carry field guides and binoculars along with their phones.“Anyone can say, ‘I can contribute to science — it’s easy. I can identify one bird over a four-day period and I’ve done my part,’” says Rodomsky-Bish.
“It’ll be authentic data that we collected ourselves that real scientists are going to use. There’s purpose and action behind it, which is special for them, being connected to the wider world,” Dalibor says.
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