A record-breaking total of birds was reported by birds worldwide, including Purple Gallinules from Florida to Brazil. Among the wintering birds observed during the GBBC were American Tree Sparrows (photos by Paul Konrad). Gartered Trogons were observed by birders in Mexico and several Central American countries.

It’s clear that birders worldwide joined together in peace and harmony to identify and count all the birds they could find during last weekend’s 4-day global event. Birders collectively established record-breaking Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) with a preliminary total of a phenomenal 7,910 different species of birds! As some reports continue to filter in, the numbers may change a bit, but the overall impression is clear – last weekend’s super event was another remarkable global endeavor with birders in 211 nations and subregions participating.

American and Canadian birders were busy, submitting 150,782 and 19,546 eBird checklists respectively, that included 656 and 246 different species at The Birding Wire’s publishing deadline Tuesday afternoon. Mexican birders topped those bird totals with 761 species recorded on 3,055 checklists.

In South America, Colombia led all nations with a species total of 1,352 listed in 2,978 eBird reports. In Asia, India led all nations with 52,586 checklists submitted that contained 1,082 species of birds. Spain led European nations with 339 species reported on 5,002 checklists, with UK birders submitting a close second total of 4,737 checklists. Kenya led African nations with 692 species and 539 checklists, and Australian birders reported 609 species on 6,004 checklists – all exceptional totals as were many among the other birding nations that participated.

It's very interesting to take a look at all the statistics created by birders from around the world; take a look at the totals nation by nation, and even state by state. The totals will climb a bit until the last checklist is reported, but for now, you can review the data collected at Top subregions - World - Great Backyard Bird Count (ebird.org)

You can also view a remarkable cross-section of fine photographs of birds taken during the GBBC last weekend, from Friday the 14th to Monday the 17th at Media Search - Macaulay Library and eBird and click on the “More Results” button at the end of the photos a few times – Enjoy!