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Global Big Day—11 May 2024
Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 11 May, help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and share the birds you find with eBird.
Upcoming Maintenance: Cornell Lab Services Will Be Unavailable 19-21 March
eBird, Merlin, and the Macaulay Library are taking flight to new servers! As we finish this transition, it will be necessary to take our database offline for a period of 24-48 hours starting 19 March.
Great Backyard Bird Count 2024—when the world comes together for the love of birds!
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday, February 16 through Monday, February 19. The GBBC was one of the first online projects to collect information on wild birds and was also instrumental in the creation of eBird back in 2002.
eBirding on Christmas Bird Counts
Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season is coming! For three weeks each year (14 December to 5 January) tens of thousands of birders head out to conduct the Audubon Christmas Bird Count™ which is coordinated annually by the National Audubon Society and Birds Canada.
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October Big Day—14 Oct 2023
Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 Oct 2023! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds.
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Global Big Day—13 May 2023
Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you.
Great Backyard Bird Count 2023—Good for you, Good for Birds!
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday, February 17 through Monday, February 20. The GBBC is a joint program of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon and Birds Canada.
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Exotic Species Updates to Life Lists, Targets, Top 100, and More
Exotic species categories and icons now appear on eBird Life Lists, Targets, and the eBird Mobile app, and Escapee birds are counted separately in outputs. These updates align your personal lists with eBird's improved Exotic species policies and make it easier than ever to report and track the establishment of human-introduced species.
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October Big Day—8 Oct 2022
Mark your calendars for October Big Day—8 October 2022! Big Days are a 24-hour opportunity to celebrate birds near and far.
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Global Big Day—14 May 2022
Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you.
