The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It's free, fun, and easy-and it helps the birds."

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Media Images

The images below are available for media use under the following conditions:

1. The photographer's name must be credited.

2. The photograph may only be used in association with articles about the Great Backyard Bird Count.

3. This web page is for media use only. Please do not distribute the URL to anyone else.

All of the photos were taken by Great Backyard Bird Count participants in 2010.

To access a high resolution image click on the name of the bird. If you need an image of a species not shown here, contact Pat Leonard at pel27@cornell.edu.













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Brown Pelican
Bob Howdeshell, TN





Carolina Chickadee
Ken Childs, TN




Downy Woodpecker
Jerry Acton, NY


















 



 




































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Great Blue Heron
Marcin Kojtka, TX





Mallard
Dawn Woodland, BC




Northern Mockingbird
Hazel Erikson, TN

















 




 




































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Northern Cardinal
Heather Taylor, MD





Mourning Dove
Linda Huffman, NC




Red-bellied Woodpecker
Simon Tan, TX


















 




 




































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Red-shouldered Hawk
Shane Conklin, MA





Western Meadowlark
Donald Metzner, CA




White-breasted Nuthatch
Michele Black, OH