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Global Big Day

April 15, 2017 by vickizardiackas

Global Big Day—13 May 2017

It’s that time of year again! Global Big Day is four weeks away. Your contributions to the past two Global Big Days have set back-to-back world records for the most bird species seen in a single day. Last year’s Global Big Day featured more than 60% of the world’s bird species in a single day, with sightings coming in from more than 17,500 eBirders spread across 154 countries.

Thank you for making this possible.

Want to be a part of the fun again? If you need an excuse to go enjoy birds on a lovely weekend day in May, we’ve got you covered.

If you’re looking to get started preparing for this year’s Global Big Day, here are three quick ways to have the most fun:

  1. “Scout” your birding spots for May 13. Finding where the birds are ahead of time makes the big day birding more fun, and also gives you more chances to be out enjoying birds. Perfect. Learn how to use eBird to find birds. 
  2. Use eBird Mobile. This free data-entry app makes it so you don’t have to enter your sightings at the end of the day, and tools like Quick Entry mean you have less time with your face in a notebook. Get eBird Mobile here.
  3. Get a friend involved. Perhaps this is a good birding buddy, or someone who has never been birding before. Make it a friendly competition, or join forces as a Global Big Day team, and put your marker on the global participation map. Share on social media using #eBird_GBD. Check out the Facebook event.

No matter what you do—have a great time, enjoy the birds around you, and let us know what you find! We’re excited to see what we can achieve together on Global Big Day.

Chris, Marshall, Brian, and Ian—for Team eBird

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Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Blog Tagged With: birds, Georgetown, Global Big Day, Good Water Master Naturalists, Hummingbirds, ornithology, shorebirds, Texas Master Naturalist, Williamson County

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