Community Advocacy
Community advocacy is at the heart of bird conservation in the Copper Country. Through programs like the Christmas Bird Count, Global Big Days, eBird, Project FeederWatch, and the Great Backyard Bird Count, local birders contribute observations that help scientists track bird populations, migration patterns, and long-term environmental change. These efforts turn time in the field and at backyard feeders into meaningful data, empowering individuals to play an active role in understanding and protecting birds - locally and far beyond the Keweenaw.
Join the Local Bird Conversation
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Christmas Bird Counts
The nation's longest-running community science bird project fuels Audubon's work throughout the year. The Christmas Bird Count occurs December 14 to January 5 every season.
Global Big Days (May and October)
The theme for World Migratory Bird Day (May 09 and Oct 10) 2026, Every Bird Counts – Your Observation Matter highlights the role of public participation in collecting data on migratory bird populations and their habitats and factors that impact their populations and contribute to our knowledge about how to protect them.
eBird
A free online platform and mobile app developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2002, allows users to record and share bird sightings. Explore birds and hotspots near you and wherever you go, all based on the latest sightings from around the world. As of 2020, it had over 597,000 registered users and over 860 million bird observations.
Project FeederWatch
FeederWatch is a November-April survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America.
Great Backyard Bird Count
One of the first online projects to collect information on wild birds. Each February, held over four days, people spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them via the apps eBird or Merlin. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before their annual migrations.
