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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News Room       Greater Roadrunner, Kevin Welch, MA   2012 GBBC     The Next GBBC is Feb. 14-17, 2014 2013 GBBC Summary 2013 GBBC News Release 2012 Photo Contest Winners Results from your state or province Top ten lists   Media Contacts: Pat Leonard, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, (607) 254-2137, pel27@cornell.edu Delta Willis, National Audubon Society, (212) 979-3197, dwillis@audubon.org Dick Cannings, Bird Studies Canada, (250) 493-3393, dcannings@birdscanada.org   Click here for some high resolution images for media use. Need bird sounds? Click an image to download .wav files of bird sounds for media use: Black-capped Chickadee   Northern Cardinal   Mourning Dove     American Goldfinch House Finch Blue Jay

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