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When:
February 16, 2024 @ 12:01 am – February 19, 2024 @ 11:59 pm
2024-02-16T00:01:00-05:00
2024-02-19T23:59:00-05:00
Arney Run Park Cross Mound Park Flight of the Hawk Park Lockville Canal Park Mambourg Park Sensory Trail Park Smeck Park Stebelton Park at Rock Mill Stonewall Cemetery Park Two Glaciers Park Zeller Park

27th Annual GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

February 16-19, 2024

Grab your binoculars, camera, note pad and pens, bundle up, and head outside for a bit of fun!  Tally the kinds and numbers of birds you see in a 15-minute or longer period, then submit the info online at birdcount.org. 

You can participate from the warmth of your own home!  Just report what you see through a window.  You are also most welcome to visit any of our parks to conduct a count.

An Ohio Backyard Bird Count checklist of birds regularly seen in February in Ohio has been provided by Birding Central Ohio and James Muller.

WANT HELP GETTING STARTED or prefer to participate in a group?  On the first day (Friday, February 16) of the event, join us in the nature center at Mambourg Park starting at 10:00 a.m.  Enjoy refreshments and to learn how to participate.  Then, join our Education Specialist at 11:00 for GBBC Hike, a one-hour guided hike on Oak Trail, to search for and identify birds we see or hear in the forest.  Return to the nature center to warm up and discuss your sightings!

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

If you have a fantastic photo you took during this program, especially if it was taken at one of our locations, and would be willing to let us use it to promote the park district, please submit an original, high-resolution JPG/JPEG file.  HEIC and any other compressed files cannot be used.  Go to the Submit-a-Photo page or call 740 652-4422 during office hours for assistance.