Great Backyard Bird Count 2018

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Bird Walks & Talks

The basic activity in the GBBC is to go outdoors (anywhere you wish, including your balcony, college campus or local park), spend at least 15 minutes watching birds, and upload your birdlist(s) to eBird. But beyond that, the GBBC is a great opportunity to conduct events in your locality, city or state. Here are some ideas:

1. Conduct a bird walk

Get some friends together and go out birding. Or announce a birdwatching event that is open to the public. A wetland of some sort is a particularly good place to conduct such an event, because waterbirds are often easily observable. With smaller, more enthusiastic groups, a bird walk through scrub or woodland is also feasible. If you need help with ideas or materials, please let us know.

Photo by: Dinesh Singh Pundir

2. Talk about birds at a school or college

Contact a local educational institution to see whether you can talk to their students about birds. You can use the powerpoint presentation about birds and birdwatching if needed. You could also take the students on a bird walk in the campus. If you find some students are particularly interested, ask them to create eBird accounts and ‘share’ the session’s birdlist with them.

3. Take part in the Campus Bird Count

If you study, work or live on a campus of any form, do consider taking part in the Campus Bird Count.

Use the registration form on the next page to register a regional event of your own, or read on for GBBC resources that you can use.

Events registered thus far: