Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count’s official participation page identifies February 13–16, 2026 and explains that participants watch birds for at least 15 minutes and submit observations through the project’s tools.
Date and recurrence
13–16 February 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Global citizen-science bird count. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- Great Backyard Bird Count — 2026 participation pageOfficial Project
Frequently asked questions
When is Great Backyard Bird Count?
13–16 February 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 13–16 February 2026.
Does Great Backyard Bird Count fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Great Backyard Bird Count an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Global citizen-science bird count. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Great Backyard Bird Count?
The stored designation basis is: The Great Backyard Bird Count’s official participation page identifies February 13–16, 2026 and explains that participants watch birds for at least 15 minutes and submit observations through the project’s tools.. Supporting provenance includes Great Backyard Bird Count — 2026 participation page. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Great Backyard Bird Count international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Global citizen-science bird count. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.