Join us for three days of birding fun 
February 18 – 20, 2022

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an international event that is free, fun and easy for everyone. It engages bird watchers of all ages and skill levels in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations around the world.

Feeder Count from inside the Visitor Center

Volunteers will be counting birds at the feeders from inside the Visitor Center every day (February 18th – 20th) from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Visitors are invited to help with the count. Stop by for a few minutes – or more. For novice birders, volunteers will teach you how to identify the common feeder birds.  We will practice social distancing and masks are required.

Special GBBC Winter Walk 
Friday, February 18, 11:00 am–12:30 pm

In addition to our regular Winter Walk, volunteer Paul Lauber will lead a GBBC Bird Walk to count all the birds seen, and heard, along Pleasant Plains Road. Dress warmly and bring binoculars; masks are recommended. You may leave the walk at any time. Download Cornell’s free Merlin Bird ID app before you come to help identify birds by sound.

Daily bird counts from the feeders and the walk will be reported to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for scientists to use for research and education. Your participation will be helping these professionals learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share.

For more information, check out the Great Backyard Bird Count website: birdcount.org. There’s a link there to sign up for a free GBBC Webinar on Wednesday, February 16, 2:00 pm to brush up on bird ID and practice counting birds. You are encouraged to do a bird count from your own home as well.