GBBC 2016 Halftime Report

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu by Veena Naik, Uganda, 2016 GBBC .

Overview

Last year participants tallied about 50% of the world’s bird species and we’re wondering if we might top that this year! You can keep counting all the way through Monday, February 15.

Exciting Rare Birds

Redwing by Marie O'Shaughnessy, British Columbia, 2016 GBBC.

Oriental Honey-buzzard by Mick Jerram, Australia, 2016 GBBC.

Winter Irruptives Not On the Move

Compare the two maps' intensity for southern Quebec, New Brunswick, and Maine (common in 2015) to British Columbia and Alberta (where redpolls are more prevalent in 2016).

White-rumped Shama by Shivashankar Manjunatha, India, 2016 GBBC.

International highlights

Are You Counting Your Feeder Birds Correctly?

Purple Finches and American Goldfinches by Kenneth Vanourney, Kentucky, 2016 GBBC.

Explore what’s being reported with the “Explore a Location” tool. You can see what species are being reported and how many checklists are being turned in at the county, state/province, and country levels. Just click “Explore Data” on the GBBC or eBird websites and you’ll see the “Explore a Location” tool at the top of the list.

Turn your GBBC observations into a work of art--add some photos to your checklists. See our “How to” instructions.

Go to eBird.org and try making a Targets list for your county or state in February. This may show what species are around that you have not yet reported. Click “map” to see where to find those birds and perhaps you’ll get to see and report them for the GBBC.

Submit photos for the GBBC photo contest or just explore some of the fantastic images that are coming in!





Thank you for participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count!