This Saturday, be sure to join the fun with more than 30,000 other birders worldwide to become a part of biggest day of birding — the Global Big Day! You can be part of birding’s next world record, participating from anywhere in the world, on May 4. Last year, the 30,680 participants tallied an amazing total of 7,025 different species of birds — both records. In the North American realm north of Mexico and the Caribbean, 21,670 birders participated, collectively counting 677 different species of birds and contributing a total of 52,763 checklists from a variety of different locations.
The Cornell Lab’s Global Big Day is a great reason to enjoy time birding at a favorite site — or visit a new location — with family, friends, or solo. Grab your binoculars and go! Or census the birds stopping by your feeding station and neighborhood — all contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated. It’s not required to commit to any extended period of time — an hour or less will make you part of the global team, although many birders see how many sites they can visit during the Big Day too. See how many different species you can find on the first Saturday of May.
Find all the information about how to participate May 4th with plenty of Global Big Day tips at https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-4-may-2019.
You will also be interested to check out the data collected during last year’s record-setting Global Big Day, with country by country lists and much more you can study at https://ebird.org/globalbigday.
