Where will you be on October 12? No matter where you are, join the global celebration of World Migratory Bird Day by participating in October Big Day. By submitting eBird checklists from your location, you’ll be part of a worldwide effort to capture a snapshot of bird populations, their movements, and distributions. This initiative, held […]
Grab those binos and get outside to find birds on May 11 for Global Big Day! Join thousands of birders around the world to send eBird reports of what they’ve seen in the same 24-hour period twice per year. A high volume of eBird lists on the same two days each year give scientists a data […]
In 1900, Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists started the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day. You can participate in this historic bird count and help scientists see where birds are spending their time for the same period every year and […]
Birds need you! October 14, join tens of thousands of other birdwatchers around the globe in a Global Big Day. Wherever you are in the world, go birding – even just for 15 minutes if you dont have much time. Then, record your sightings in ebird and voila – you have done something good for birds! All […]
Watching birds and reporting what you see during the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is a great reason to get outside in winter! Each February, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society ask people to spend at least 15 minutes over a 4-day period to watch birds and report every bird they see. […]