For a quarter of a century, the Great Backyard Bird Count has been growing globally and is providing scientists with data on bird populations
This image provided by Macaulay Library/Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows two girls watching birds through a window with binoculars, bird lists and cameras in Elm Grove, Louisiana, during the Great Backyard Bird Count in February 2022. About 385,000 people from 192 countries took part in the 2022 count, and their results have been used by scientists to study bird populations worldwide.
“Every year we see increased participation,” and 2022 was a big jump, says Becca Rodomsky-Bish, the project's leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, New York, which organizes the count along with the National Audubon Society and Birds Canada. “It’s fun and important to get the numbers, but it’s just a joyful thing to do,” says Kistler, 71, who leads bird-watching trips near his home and abroad.
Counting in February, she says, provides a snapshot right before many birds start their annual spring migrations. Giving young children an appreciation of nature is the priority for Ganeshwar SV, director of the Salem Ornithological Foundation in India. He helps get schools involved in conservation programs, including the GBBC, and says the goal “is not to count but to just enjoy birds.”
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