The Charlotte Library is excited to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count GBBC) and we hope that you will, too. Join the world in connecting to birds February 13–16, 2026. You can sign up here: https://www.birdcount.org/participate/ and share your bird sightings with folks around the globe. Share your bird discoveries with us at the Library as part of our Charlotte Bird Count, a SciStarter Citizen Science event. Need some birdwatching gear? Check out our Bird Watching Kit from the Library of Things. We are tracking birds that visit our gardens with help from our Haikubox, a smart bird song identification device , and would love to know what you see and hear in your backyard. You can follow the birds at the Library by visiting our Haikubox page: https://listen.haikubox.com/#/haikubox.