The Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual event where bird enthusiasts around the world come together to watch/listen for and count as many birds as they can. The event lasts for four days, and anyone can participate! According to the Great Backyard Bird Count website, all you have to do to participate is:

  1. Decide where you’d like to watch birds. 
  2. Watch birds for at least 15 minutes, over the four days of the bird count, between February 18 and February 21, 2022.
  3. Count all the birds you see or hear within the time you’ve planned your bird watch. 

For more information on how to participate, check out the Great Backyard Bird Count’s website. 

Here at the Barrington Area Library, we have a plentiful amount of books to help guide you on your birdwatching journey, but here are a few that we think might be especially helpful.

 

We’d love to hear about your experience with the Great Backyard Bird Count! Email us at youthservices@balibrary.org with any photos or tales from your birding adventures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Youth Services Specialist Stefanie