7 February 2025

Do you love birds? Then you’ll love next weekend when, starting on Valentine’s Day, you’ll have four days of great excuses to spend time birding.

This year’s Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) runs Friday the 14th through Monday the 17th of February 2025.

It’s easy to participate. Count birds at your feeders or anywhere outdoors … worldwide!

Spend time in your favorite places watching birds—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. If you already use eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4 days count toward GBBC.

— GBBC 2025 at birdcount.org

Learn how to join the fun in this video.

You might even find some love birds. If they’re courting, mark their Breeding Code as a C for Courtship.

p.s. Valentine’s Day is a little early for cardinals to be doing this in Pittsburgh, but you never know.