Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online community-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. Now, more than 160,000 people worldwide join the count to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. To participate, tally the numbers and species of birds at a specific location for at least 15 minutes. You can count from any location, anywhere in the world, for as long as you wish! Learn more about the GBBC here: https://www.birdcount.org/. For a real treat, watch the world map light up as people submit checklists: global map of real-time checklists.
