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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2012 Composition Winners

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First Place: Pied-billed Grebe
Scott Kinsey, Florida

Prize: Eagle Optics binoculars from Wild Birds Unlimited

 
     
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Second Place: Common Redpoll
Norm Dougan, British Columbia

 
     
   

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Third Place: Black-capped Chickadee
Michele Black, Ohio 

 
     
   

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Fourth Place: Willet
Donald Dvorak, California

 
     
   

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Fifth Place: White-crowned & Golden-crowned sparrows
David Kassel, California

 
     
 

Honorable Mentions

Marianne DiAntonio, Florida: American Avocet


Gail DuBois, New York: American Goldfinch

 

Michele Black, Ohio: Black-capped Chickadee


Laura Frazier, West Virginia: Eastern Bluebird


April Molina, New Mexico: Gambel's Quail


CJ, Maryland: Great Blue Heron


Jeanette Tasey, Montana: House Finches

 

Donna M. Halpin, Wisconsin: House Finch


Glenda Simmons, Florida: Northern Mockingbird

 

Michele Black, Ohio: White-breasted Nuthatch


Bob Howdeshell, Tennessee: Osprey


Scott Kinsey, Florida: Snowy Egret


Jim Lockyer, California: White-crowned Sparrow