The 2012 Great Backyard Bird Count Dates Are Announced

Bird Feeder

The next Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2012.

Click below for the results of the 2011 Count

Participants submitted more than 92,000 checklists to the GBBC this year--the third year in a row that checklists topped 90,000. New checklist records were set in 11 states and in 7 out of 13 Canadian provinces and territories, resulting in a new overall checklist record for Canada. Altogether, participants identified 596 species and 11.4 million bird observations.

Great Backyard Bird Count Highlights