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Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you, and a great excuse for Arkansas birders to get out an explore during a wonderful time of year. Help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and share the birds you find with eBird on Saturday, May 11th.

Participating is easy—you can even be part of Global Big Day from home. If you can spare 5 or 10 minutes, report your bird observations to eBird online or with our free eBird Mobile app. If you have more time, submit several checklists of birds throughout the day. You never know what you might spot. Your observations help us better understand global bird populations through products like these animated abundance maps brought to you by eBird Science. Learn more about how to participate here: ebird.org/news/global-big-day-2024

Last year, Global Big Day collected more data about birds on a single day than ever before. In Arkansas, 390 eBirders created 415 eBird checklists, documenting 201 species in our state. Check this link for a summary of Global Big Day 2023 in Arkansas: ebird.org/region/US-AR?yr=BIGDAY_2023a

As a state, can we do even better this year? We encourage all Arkansas birders to get out and make at least one checklist on May 11th. If you have more time, take this opportunity to represent your local patch or see how many species you can add for your county. A little friendly competition between birders, hotspots, or counties never hurt, right? Results from this year’s event will be posted to this article.

Follow along with our state’s progress here: ebird.org/region/US-AR?yr=BIGDAY_2024a