________________________________ From: Cornell Lab of Ornithology <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2026 10:13 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Birds, Birds, Everywhere Birds 🎉 ! The GBBC has begun.
Submissions are flying in for GBBC! Join us over the next four days to contribute your sights, sounds and photos. [1-Dec-17-2025-08-02-37-9747-PM] <https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3pMW1HsdSQ3c3fGYW1mbTnd8rxL85VK4T085RlfL4W4l2hgK6P4KBtN8c7_Vjq8b7GW62tHJs5t-xltW6NhPLR3-1KxPW47JL7b8TGdCYW911c8-1CSM6RN5hm8rvPt3T0W3y7kHK5W_sH4W6hJg4t5QWjRlW7MBt9Z3vyXj1W3YMJMK4cN8-7W6XsLwL4CyggBW4vw0nv2sW8KXW497hKT5_2pkxVQ6xd23vHdmQW9gG7xT63vh7RW6qLCbF6p6ML7VY3skM8Fg6wVV57mMg1lQVNwW75zlzC7YRdXxW5McvdL4w7QVxf8NfXKj04> Dear Gordon, The GBBC is happening NOW! Join this 4-day annual global birding event to share what you're seeing or hearing in your corner of the world. Track the incoming results: * Watch the world map light up<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3nqN4lxMN_qrz_DW7kl9c21p5K-9W29ZBd76hRwPlW1PXrh52kFVFjW1zHmlk8tSF0YW4FDrGz25Lv05W8XqS-l5mK5yJW2QZLct51Z4HlW6WxKmf988pwvW3Cbd545W9H44W6D3pCm7W6X1rW4RG7kF8LzPYBVGDDVQ2dtvJ8VjBpsk3kdwxzW5NF_rC15K5g0W7xgh3M5xvSNXV7_byJ4mhD0SW6JvLrm6H66HMW4XfvWx6ZJRGXN4KXVdshwBGsW1fkzrX4JzD8qW60cDpV4YZGfrW5R3LkW8Qk2NfW6D5gjm93TB3lf6VtXnx04> with real-time submissions. * E<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3n5W1HR52m6ZwCf1W60C4Bn1XpdR-McH_21CcMkQW7qN3Sk9khQ8_W8PB3yY5g7S52W1HxCDS1DQjyKW1NCC7g4syMbjW6L027g7d_zdPN56tnj9hcJWNW8Xtnd14fsf7MVWK1wv7z4x8HW3lZVDl8blhN2W10ZMD21Zj6-pW7YGccL9fjZlFW5Fp1CL2NvNLfW73pGGv6nYCkjVMJ1Tm8lG6QHW4XSyZW6CgNckW6M1X8s6_1mZfVTS4y58Jzlz2W2nw21638xk2qW84-Tcc7QfBdjN1LvNsVl857tW7JD9yn2K-mx2f5dmkrv04>xplore incoming results <https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3kBW2Rt1tP2QPC2zW32Dtgj2fWdvgN8NPxGlBgFQ1W8RKvjC4x8WrkW553kvp7Jj5sNW3kZGvH3QgsTqW5qGH3g903YhxW6BlGF_3Bn8pCW2K4YGB6tQpthW7GS9Gc2n9-TcN2ddRXXgrgFtW4jTfm34_gk0lN6wx3hyMHDQFW9bd08l1m5L2JN2WL9zrSpZRjW5zl3Cr2yVxf7V91PgK55cS2TW5v0sly4H4hMBW6_nTpS6MgmYjW8xKtZH8DKDnBW5kCMvf7KwcJPVHFcK57ttQl2N261xmNQZnmdW4dCSSD5QYTDTf1C3n2x04> (almost 5,000 species already found). * Enjoy the diversity of birds from around the world with GBBC photos and sounds from the Macaulay Library<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jXj5nR3bW5BWr2F6lZ3kFW6xVdPg4KjFYtW3q-Gmg486l_3W5vZXD51THslbW1YpyBg44C3ZwN6y8TR_WJ2ZfW4F1kXB5JGf4BW47cvvq46xfb2W8Cc-FZ3LtLkhVZYXzk5N0vt_W5gsmqY8nGBYmN8ndl_C84vm0VhwkDc1Rdj0wW6SWpKb6vq8QtW7FG9ZY55WbPGW2flw3H5TcFHYW5sKH_W40G9tKW59bkf_55GQmBW1PRs764vJhwbW4d6d_y6z8tqhW7Zfpcb5v3jppW15LhK78ZHvm-W72zYx08Z4pYPW5Tl_LB1jqrXYVq72Wt8sH0y0W7XQXtT8Hl9FMW2y1DpG63BSF6W8PNN964cgSC8W8h5N7W4dbQ7QVFcbL560fFz4W19xCL04h13lPW8HM96n75q-2JVgLyy26dVCJ8W7jX7Pw2NKZBvW8TT9K43YXhsYf3tV9zj04>. First Bird Reported on Friday 1:09 a.m. in Australia [Eastern Barn Owl perched on a tree branch.] Pictured is an Eastern Barn Owl<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYP3qgz0W8wLKSR6lZ3nXW84ddBv4Hpnv9Vftzb28jQjS-N6-g-VnVkDfLW82nggQ4yG0JRVSf5hW37-7THV7jYwf8vx0pfW6BRs3s4L-VkbW1rvmrQ39RM6rW7VgrMm4Z_jZ2N5J333nBq7LGW6-bkFm7ct35YW1NS8Y23CNKQRW4jyLNk54qzyrN3VR1wCFxnNzW4KQt965V3M93W8glkXZ6WQ-CkW2lNgFz73LF8JW79WxFs3ky_T-V4KwBK6jrStDN3dJf1P-4-YDW40NLCg1lGT12N3dqbYz4_T48W2w7G3C2PkN02W1sNcF55cxlkmW3mtjdF6Wm5Z3VggxYH7KBxdsW7kp5sf5PQyXyW4nnxZc1vnzzPf6clYJb04> by Deepak Budhathoki / Macaulay Library<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYv3qgz0W7Y8-PT6lZ3nRW1xKZVs3ZkNmxW1mYzMW4VplSmW5wK-7w46DsQjW9fpQTv27R7yHN6cgz3DTn6KXW2xPcHN44d5wqW4yW9G23RNb6fN4FG57p9BVr0W93Zjgl8ck0DsW69ym9t5J7BJHW4rH7gW7TxKFQN189y39-GjHLW1kDCB66_YkWqW80ZpSn8xCshLW6msykb3qk35SN72lzHyBxhHQW8jvsxV7rLsshN1FP-TvL2XY6W3Y-mpc8v56PcN4KmKH-FvQtyW7C9_VF3p1nlHW4wst4r8SPCYrW7jMTdC5zQZT-W5nTZNY7gxkVyW7YSr_p36pXPMN73-nXfFyhmsd4rZN604>. This species can be found living in a wide range of habitats on the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia through Indonesia to Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, New Zealand, and Oceania. Congrats Zara Noar <https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYv3qgz0W7Y8-PT6lZ3m3W5mBWJn36m0fRN5tHhvfg27Z0W6S2LWH2ym__MW8XkYfP5xTwbKW7VRhBX5qxRhqW2p4bmF5s-NX8W4dpB7Z6jvT6MW3qJdK62fvGzHN8LRhn44m4CdW143JsH74zC_qW7Mk62L3lWmB1W6Vz_-B3T1JvvW1zwyBL4kYCwcW6Lqc0s3lwf1KW6HfVQh4zMx6WW3yD_Sx5Scl4yW20tm9C6qS1-nW2FM5Yj8nl8sgV3TncP1YWssrW97LDdm9jZhyjW2037Rc2cX8VlW3xGBwx1DDk6NW5Kr-yX68t6gLM-vxQML1wFyN1LZY_qQJ1gVW3jm4Pb6ldhhkf3H7qj004> for reporting the first bird of the weekend! A few things to remember for GBBC: * Observe and listen as many times as you like during the 4-days— every sighting helps our global total grow. By entering your sightings, you're automatically entered to win ZEISS binoculars<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jX05nR3bW50kH_H6lZ3mkW4kklgb58YWvZW9c9C864zKpldN7Js_XNkPk1bN3ZM0Kq328sPW7WwKdS106hwNW3FS_YH7B52v0W8wzzxL5CQ5d2W1lv-lW23HJdTW7SNc5G2-WPCGW1_ZTHc193PL0VbWtg54w7tshW6QnXyk3RcrTjW5pFq7C6QmKxhW5x3cvY2Z4m03W6RrVZv72r7mBW6Wh5sF97fKM1W752knZ6GwCydW1Kh-dQ7NVCy3W2vYXl06cCjT2N8C-NJncPqyxW1TdX_h6FGV3dW1yf6r260J7KwN41q1p5r3JRpN7Cmb_-PbQGVM9V9gVfCbZ_W6bxpsJ6bCwg4W6Kqb_095P5CTW6jnSrP6h78M9W8Vbfrw3z443rW210pgx8V_gHHW2-4Zsy3jrHDJW3rPgqG7SMY2Jf5ZtxSP04>. * Birding is better when it's shared: tell folks what you’re seeing on social media with #GBBC or #GBBC2026. * Birds of the World<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYv3qgz0W7Y8-PT6lZ3q5W96fL3581_2z_W22-JQ263czGvW4Rhx8_6qfXlkW2641lt3XmtfjW2FSw0R18X0p4W6_pxKK1GH9QkW3bkczL4yXMwLVjjPMD8Zy4L0W8_wBVy3pMYSsW2Xp8QG1tKVx8N4NH3fGsw4_TW122q6q92HB5sW184DSR914fGtTJRmf1WyTW1W7zVqc_11f9X5W8qm9LY2s8QjSN3hbzvBzF0c9V2JdRQ13JZp5W5kCVwz4gTjrHW7QN0TR4HPq9sW1l48-h3nplHVW1hnSTy55Gg6KW5p3wgY2XFkY-W7Khb-698gpcKW6-qCtK4_9NYpW860yWD1_dhpjf4j0jyF04> is FREE all weekend! Still have questions about participating? Visit the website. How to Participate <https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYv3qgz0W7Y8-PT6lZ3nvW1jHY5K5D7mMXVgFpRl9j42WyN7rx-RV_K15bW3NYhDM4KMWBbMNsyKxPXVlXW87QnSl9bWf5jW3jlsFy1Hf-V0W1dvRPk4LgS6LMCkgm4prmJdN5Kb2fjDH63ZN6-36bf1BfK1V-sNcb7j2Q82W8VXwpY5NCQVyW3p37P039v8p2N6TYXbnyMlf6VhjpTq92wQfMN3tChpPzwDR2VBhyH42BfXsTW5w13274_fYYFW8xNmNK8BwRgHW3qfk3-6BD1Q3W6KmzRx8w3dy0W8bWFN24cxcjYW9bwM8-8DRS5HW5Y4vB372HrssW6VL4hP48RH4qdDJfnR04> [Owen birding_2026 copy-1] [CA (Ontario)_Paula Brown] Left/top: Photo by Becca Rodomsky-Bish, U.S. Right/bottom: Photo by Paula Brown, CA. People photos are starting to come in. Share images all weekend long of people birding! Submit People Photos <https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYP3qgz0W8wLKSR6lZ3kKVcY3Fs1M5sQWW7qk_Vz4HHDMHW1l3d-H3f45RhN6QTn2hh_T1rW4DyQ2V2qMW6qW3p4ptR4bcFwlW8nBRR81dtNhtW7HJRWn6gy0l8W88ww_M5BKzngW8H1D3M1TlCJGW4cf2mT86XDqlW9lyVmW7KWr00N8YRXt0pDfK2N80mKD8kSWfgW8J52N41BPQWrW81NkKB8D5G6RN6tsDBx8_6xCW4Rz0Fl5QXNcXW1fM51d69qmVQW6W0N6z7GG_M9W2Ffv0x35WVW-W3yHXRF4VHdj9N8N3P8Pclcz3N5BXyygFkCMnW43JB094cwS3gN2qMGR8RnzFCW7xz5T27myhvNW7hTvq848HQKRf3G4SkK04> Many thanks to GBBC founding sponsor: Wild Birds Unlimited. They’re ready to help you with all your backyard bird needs via their stores<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3lPW3dmD766GWyB-W641cs55gx8sXW56x69h5y8R0yVcdxmK30MDDbV2tGrV98_rTqVhDtT52-dr7pW7KbNJ74CLfl9W5tlfwv3vmM6bW3_R72792PScHN3PbgFlx1v1sW8NRNwk1Hw_3XW3rGk7R547qPwW4ggL1J8BQs05N7JWpLVyjn1yN2Vlbjvk4616W8lF4pZ7-6QlXW4kVkMX6--vHBW2DSx1v2zPlc_W4Gw9Bb540DYRW3H5n0W38DwFqW3Gl_Jj7Nmy3VW7z6FDC1FLmmpW5WBK2C6NjKMgW4XPfwS7dX_PLf7lMFyv04> and podcast<https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/e3t/Ctc/F5+113/bCPV04/VWkb717BfB6HW1xdxjV2Lc_tDW805GfB5KtMKbN6D7jYb3qgz0W7lCdLW6lZ3nXW22NRM-4BtJG7W8qF6Cn8l6WBbW30Tl039fpt0VW2MSQln99RyGhW7xvVhZ95c7xtW7lg6pr6CK0qpW13js_444zMj6W55TXly3vYs3nN5ZZ7wd8-HJpW60JzY95dbXXnN4C3X2-WD2CMW2xBkw17bDTv6W6C2Cky95Gf0dW1xbtxH6mWC9RN4bR0DHDKWTNW4DdLZb44bzwvVXwNMy1DqQdxN3wHQnNn0V68W4MmTVY87_q9CW8b1gr37hDmYDW6vM56063tpCJW7TWdBD53QyqCW3cdrKR72TGy4N1VrY6rP6x27f784fLY04>. 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