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  • Birding Across Canada: Highlights from the 2025 Great Backyard Bird Count

    8 Apr 2025 By Olivia Carvalho, Community Engagement Specialist, Birds Canada

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    The 28th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was a massive success, with bird enthusiasts across Canada and around the world coming together to share their sightings. This year’s count shattered records, with global participants identifying an incredible 8,078 species—158 more than last year.

eBirding This Month Apr 2025

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176 Species 2421 Checklists eBirders

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Native and Naturalized (5)

  1. Purple Martin Progne subis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Gordon
    Location: Blackie Spit (Incl. Dunsmuir Farm & Nicomekl estuary)
  2. Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Renton
    Location: Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Jetty
  3. Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Liz Stockwell
    Location: Burnaby Lake--Avalon entrance
  4. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Neil Simpson
    Location: Delta—Brunswick Point (34th St Entrance)
  5. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bryan Zandberg
    Location: Airport Road, Richmond, British Columbia, CA (49.194, -123.14)
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Checklist Leaders

  • 1.
    Ken Wright
    34
  • 2.
    Stephan D.
    33
  • 3.
    Neill Vanhinsberg
    30
  • 3.
    Yousif Attia
    30
  • 5.
    Mike Fung
    29
  • 6.
    Peter Thompson
    28
  • 7.
    Ben Lambert
    27
  • 8.
    Joe Denham
    26
  • 8.
    lise owens
    26
  • 10.
    Rob Lyske
    25

Species Leaders

  • 1.
    Ben Lambert
    115
  • 2.
    Joe Denham
    111
  • 3.
    lise owens
    107
  • 4.
    Anna Linton
    105
  • 5.
    Debbie Wheeler
    103
  • 5.
    John Gordon
    103
  • 7.
    Neill Vanhinsberg
    102
  • 8.
    Bryan Zandberg
    100
  • 9.
    Rob Lyske
    99
  • 9.
    Jack Smith
    99
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