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Great Backyard Bird Count

Spend time in your favorite places watching birds—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. If you already use eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4 days count toward GBBC.

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Audubon CT Greenwich: Great Backyard Bird Count at Grass Island Park

Grass Island, Greenwich Grass Island Road, Greenwich, CT, United States

Join Audubon Naturalists as we count waterbirds and land birds in Greenwich Harbor as part of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Ducks, geese, loons, and gulls are some of the birds that we expect to see as they spend the winter on Long Island Sound. You will also get to ... Read more

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Great Backyard Bird Count at Boyd Woods Sanctuary

Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary Route 254, Litchfield, CT, United States

Boyd Woods continues to be one of the best hotspots in Litchfield County for bird species. Join Rich and Debbie Martin at the sanctuary to participate in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count. We’ll be sure to see many birds from our wonderful bird blind at the well-stocked feeding station, but we’ll also venture out to ... Read more

Audubon CT Greenwich: Intro to The Great Backyard Bird Count at Cos Cob Library

Cos Cob Library 5 Sinawoy Road, Greenwich, United States

Join us at Cos Cob Library to learn how your family can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, one of the largest Community Science projects in the world, right in your own backyard and neighborhood. Ryan MacLean, Senior Education Coordinator at the Greenwich Audubon Center, will introduce you to some of the most common winter birds ... Read more

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Audubon CT Greenwich: Birding at the Bruce – Great Backyard Bird Count

Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, United States

Join Greenwich Audubon for a monthly bird tour series at the Bruce Museum and participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count! Saturday, February 15, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm  Location: The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, 06830, CT Join us for our new monthly partnership program with Greenwich's Bruce Museum! Greenwich Audubon Naturalist Ryan MacLean will take ... Read more

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Audubon CT Greenwich: Great Backyard Bird Count OWL PROWL at Montgomery Pinetum

Montgomery Pinetum Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St, Cos Cob, United States

Join Greenwich Audubon with the Greenwich Botanical Center for a special evening program to learn about & search for our nocturnal birds while conducting the Great Backyard Bird Count! Saturday, February 15, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm  Location: Montgomery Pinetum, Greenwich Botanical Center, Cos Cob, 06807, CT The winter months are a magical time to possibly hear ... Read more

Free – $20

Hartford Audubon Society: Annual Spring Census

Apr 26 - 3 weeks  Annual Spring Census Join fellow HAS members for our annual Spring census which will end on Sunday, May 19th. Unlike our other bird counts, this count is by towns in the greater Hartford area and lasts 3 weeks. Bird as much or as little as you like and report to as ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Summer Bird Count

June 7 - June 8 A wonderful opportunity to work on your song identification skills and see what birds are nesting in your area. For the names of area captains, to join a team, and for other information, contact Steve Mayo. Meet at various points. Coordinator: Steve Mayo, scmayo999@gmail.com, 203-772-9842.

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Hartford Audubon Society: Annual Summer Bird Count

Jun 7 Bird Count Circle 7.5 mile radius from Old State House Join Hartford Audubon members as we participate in the annual Summer Bird Count. Species and numbers are counted on this two day tally within our Christmas Count circle. Bird one day or both and help collect breeding bird data and track species trends for ... Read more

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