The Cornell Lab of Orinthology has released the numbers from the 2023 Great Backyard Bird Count. Half a million bird enthusiasts shared sightings from almost every corner of the world.
The Great Backyard Bird Count in a Snapshot
- 7,538 species of birds identified
- 202 participating countries
- 390,652 eBird checklists
- 372,905 Merlin Bird IDs
- 151,479 photos added to Macaulay Library
- 555,291 estimated global participants
The full report can be found here.
Next year’s Great Backyard Bird Count is scheduled for February 16-19, 2024.
Ingersoll District Nature Club 