Great Backyard Bird Count 2023

How to Participate

Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds.

Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 17-20, 2023.

Step 3: Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings:


  • If you are a beginning bird admirer and new to bird identification, try using the Merlin Bird ID app to tell us what birds you are seeing or hearing.
  • If you have participated in the count before and want to record numbers of birds, try the eBird Mobile app or enter your bird list
If you already contribute to Merlin or eBird, continue what you are doing! All entries over the 4-days count towards GBBC.


Learn more at: BIRDCOUNT.ORG