2018 was a record breaking year for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) as of 14 March 2018. Citizen scientists in 155 countries around the world recorded 6310 different bird species.

Snow Buntings Photo: Peter Gadd

The citizen scientists submitted 176,905 checklists. The number of checklist submitted by the top countries were:

• 108,921 checklists from United States of America;
• 14,008 checklists from Canada;
• 13,276 checklists from India;
• 1,872 checklists from Australia;
• 1,452 checklists from Spain;
• 1,258 checklists from Mexico;
• 952 checklists from Costa Rica;
• 668 checklists from Portugal;
• 652 checklists from United Kingdom;
• 544 checklists from Colombia.

Countries with citizen scientists observing the most bird species:

• 996 species from Colombia;
• 904 species from Ecuador;
• 847 species from Brazil;
• 832 species from India;
• 780 species from Mexico.

The top three bird species observed on the greatest number of checklist were:

Northern Cardinal	Dark-Eyed Junco	Mourning Dove
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As of 5 March 2018 the top 10 most frequently reported species are:

Species	Number of Checklists
Northern Cardinal	48,956
Dark-Eyed Junco	43,742
Mourning Dove	43,412
American Crow	40,959
Blue Jay	37,549
Downy Woodpecker	36,495
House Finch	34,766
Black-Capped Chickadee	31,942
House Sparrow	31,884
European Starling	28,683

The Snow Goose was the species observed in the greatest numbers by the citizen scientists. Nearly 5 million individuals were reported by observers.

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Full Articles and More Information

Great Backyard Bird Count Results and Contest Winners, Bird Studies of Canada

2018 GBBC Summary, 16 March 2018, eBird

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