Get ready for the 21st Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

Launched back in 1998 by the National Audubon Society, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. Today, more than 160,000 people of all ages and walks of life worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds.
 
For at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, February 16-19, simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see. You can count from any location, anywhere in the world, for as long as you wish. That means you too can participate from right here in Summerton. The GBBC event will take place between February 16-19, 2018. Don’t forget to use the new eBird app designed to help you count and share your findings with the global ‘birding’ community.

Don’t forget to read Bird Watching Around Summerton, Santee, and nearby Lake Marion, S.C.