Nashville bird watchers needed for the Great Backyard Bird Count

The annual Great Backyard Bird Count attracts over one million bird lovers nationwide to help record the bird population — here’s how you can get involved in Nashville.

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Killdeers are common year-round residents in Tennessee. | Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Charge your phones and grab your binoculars, Nashville. The annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes flight on Friday, Feb. 13, and runs through Monday, Feb. 16. The community event invites nature lovers and bird enthusiasts from around the world to go outside, watch, count, and celebrate birds.

Anyone can participate — all you have to do is go outside and observe for as little as 15 minutes. Count all of the birds you see or hear using one of the following tools:

The information will help experts study bird habitats, migration patterns, and global bird populations.

Don’t know where to start? Check out this list of common birds in our area + start in your backyard or any of these parks around Music City.

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