Join us for some self-guided citizen science!

February 13th-16th, the garden is a destination for the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count, as a self guided, all ages activity in collaboration with the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This citizen science project helps tracks bird population worldwide.  

No need to sign up, however we do recommend downloading the Merlin Bird ID App or eBird on your phone and make sure to select our region to help match bird songs with accuracy. Merlin works for tracking your sightings, but eBird is preferred.

Both eBird and Merlin come highly recommended to anyone interested in learning more about birds, and both are free.

For more info, here is their website https://www.birdcount.org/participate/