Today, Feb 18, 2026, is the #GreatBackyardBirdCount!
( nationaltoday.com/great-backya... )
a #Painting I painted a couple of years ago:
‘#Tesla #Daydreams ( #NikolaTesla )’
2015 acrylic & oil blend on canvas 16"x20"
by www.JamieRoxx.us
My results for Day 4 and final day of #greatbackyardbirdcount!
I even got a Lifer today as well! A Cedar Waxwing!
This is a list of checklists submitted as of ~10:30 am CST on Feb. 16. Yours truly ranks 20,250th with the 3 checklists (one per day) over the 4-day weekend; I'll do another this afternoon. The actual checklist leaders include 5 people who have already submitted >300 checklists since 12:00 am on Friday!
From 12:00 am on 13 Feb to 11:59 pm on 16 Feb there are 384 blocks of 15 minutes.
The theoretical maximum number of 15-minute checklists one can submit for the #GreatBackyardBirdCount is 384, and it looks like 3 lunatics are on pace to hit that!
#GBBC #eBird #birding #communityscience
Puerto Rican mango, a hummingbird, feeding on a pigeon pea plant flower.
Zumbador dorado de Puerto Rico (Anthracothorax aurulentus) alimentándose en una mata de gandules.
Puerto Rican mango, a hummingbird, feeding on a pigeon pea plant flower.
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2026-02-15
(Captured from an Iphone video)
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Four tom turkeys and one hen. The toms are in full courtship plumage.
A flock of turkeys in a residential front yard.
Two tom turkeys.
It’s a four-tom Sunday morning. #turkeys #greatbackyardbirdcount #gbbc
Better on not-a-phone but amusing to watch! EBird live submissions map:
ebird.org/livesubs
#coffeeBirding #gbbc #greatBackyardBirdCount #gbbc2026
watercolor painting (by author) of Red-shafted Flicker, painted on Flicker entry-page of vintage bird book
Added to the #greatbackyardbirdcount today with a lovely walk, saw a bunch of birds including Flickers (this is my painting on the Flicker entry of a vintage Bird Book). I hope you are doing well!
If you need me this weekend, I'll be birdwatching 👀
#gbbc #greatbackyardbirdcount #birdwatching #birds #🪶
Rolita en la calle
Paloma Turca en ell tope de un arbol
Chango en árbol de pana. Greater Antillean grackle
Carpintero Puertoririqueño Puerto Rican woodpecker
Rolita - Ground dove (Columbina passerina)
Paloma Turca - Red-necked pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
Chango - Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger)
Carpintero - Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2026-02-14
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Pájaro Garrapatro entre hojas
Garrapatero - Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2026-02-14
#Aves
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsSeenToday
Tórtola Cardosantera sobre una verja. Zenaida dove standing on a fence
Tórtola cardosantera, Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2026-02-14
#Aves
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsSeenToday
Tórtola collarina - African collared dove between tree branchess
Tórtola Collarina Africana - African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Bo. Cuyón, Coamo, Puerto Rico
#Aves
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsSeenToday
Gorrión Negro entre ramas
Gorrión negro - Back-faced grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 2026-02-14
#Aves
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsSeenToday
"What are you doing this weekend?"
Read about the Great Backyard Bird Count, organized by the @cornellbirds.bsky.social, @audubon.org & @birdscanada.bsky.social, in @sciam.bsky.social by @katewong.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/join...
#GreatBackyardBirdCount #GBBC #BirdWatching
The Great Backyard Bird Count starts today! An annual tradition that allows you to be part of a global effort in tracking and spotting birds. You can submit your bird count to:
birdcount.org Here's to finding the birds!
#birds #nature #greatbackyardbirdcount #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel
Zorzal Pardo - Pearly-eyed thrasher
Perico aliblanco - white-winged parakeet
Pitirre - Gray kingbird
Tórtola aliblanca - White-winged dove
Zorzal Pardo - Pearly-eyed thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)
Perico aliblanco - white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
Pitirre - Gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Tórtola aliblanca - White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsSeenToday
Las iniciativas de Ciencia Ciudadana son una excelente manera de participar y promover la ciencia al mismo tiempo.
Este fin de semana, estaré publicando fotos de todas las aves que pueda capturar (incluso las malas) en apoyo a los desafíos #GreatBackyardBirdCount y #BirdsSeenIn2026.
Citizen Science initiatives are a great way to engage in and promote science at the same time.
This weekend, I will be posting photos of all the birds I can capture (even the bad ones) in support of the #GreatBackyardBirdCount and the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenges.
A ciência cidadã fortalece pesquisas globais sobre biodiversidade — e você pode fazer parte disso.
🌐 Participe em: birdcount.org/pt
Toda ave conta. 🐦✨
#GreatBackyardBirdCount #GBBC #CiênciaCidadã #AvesDoBrasil #ObservaçãoDeAves #Biodiversidade #Birdwatching #Conservação #Ornitologia 🐦🌎
Today's #GreatBackyardBirdCount list, from just keeping an eye out my window while I was working!
The Great Backyard Bird Count is 2/13–2/16! Some bird feathers are iridescent due to nano-sized structures.; learn more with our biomimicry resources.
#GreatBackyardBirdCount #biomimicry #iridescence #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums
#GBBC #GreatBackyardBirdCount
I'm going to use Merlin ID app to count & report birds in my yard this weekend Feb 13-16!
The Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb 13–16 🐦
Anyone can join! Watch birds for 15+ minutes, then report what you see using Merlin or eBird. Your observations help science & conservation worldwide. 🌍💚
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
Have Valentine's Day plans? This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count—and you're invited to take part! Watch birds for 15 minutes, count what you see/hear, submit your sightings. The data helps track bird populations over time—right where people live. @audubon.org
#GreatBackyardBirdCount
Brownish-golden falcon with an yellowish nose for the 29th annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
Are you a bird watcher? The 29th annual #GreatBackyardBirdCount is set to take place February 13-16. People from all over the world head outdoors to count #birds. Scientists use the data to track the health of bird populations. Participating is free and easy! 🐦
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📸 birdcount.org.
I'm starting to think you haven't heard... (About the Bird)
King of Frogs is teaching how to identify birds and why you should join the Great backyard bird count this weekend!
www.twitch.tv/northernking...
#bird #greatbackyardbirdcount #twitch #biology #science
