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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 Year 2025

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177 Species 1735 Checklists eBirders

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Native and Naturalized (5)

  1. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Jolly
    Location: Solitude Nature Reserve
  2. Veery Catharus fuscescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trish Snider
    Location: Hawk Cliff
  3. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trish Snider
    Location: Hawk Cliff
  4. Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trish Snider
    Location: Hawk Cliff
  5. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trish Snider
    Location: Hawk Cliff
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Checklist Leaders

  • 1.
    Dave Jolly
    152
  • 2.
    Michele Carnerie
    149
  • 3.
    Allan Sharpe
    98
  • 4.
    Sandra Leys
    96
  • 5.
    Jackie Sharpe
    91
  • 6.
    Chris Leys
    74
  • 7.
    Rebecca Seeley
    73
  • 8.
    Nancy Douglas
    46
  • 9.
    Mike Cowlard
    44
  • 10.
    Diane Dobson
    38

Species Leaders

  • 1.
    Michele Carnerie
    154
  • 2.
    Dave Jolly
    140
  • 3.
    Nancy Douglas
    118
  • 3.
    Mike Cowlard
    118
  • 5.
    Allan Sharpe
    115
  • 5.
    Jackie Sharpe
    115
  • 7.
    Rebecca Seeley
    112
  • 8.
    Chris Leys
    106
  • 9.
    Sandra Leys
    100
  • 10.
    Steve Proud
    98
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