Natural History Wanderings

The Great Backyard Bird Count results are in. The Great Backyard Bird Count newsletter reports

Participants from around the world set new records for the number of species identified during the four days of the Great Backyard Bird Count and for the number of checklists submitted.

Total checklists: 147,265 (up 3,156)

Total species: 5,090 (up 794)

Estimated participants: 143,941 (up 1,890)

Read full overview and report at  GBBC eNews: Overall Count Summary.