This year the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Feb. 15 to Feb. 18. It is an annual four-day period when bird-watchers create a snapshot of the birds’ locations across the continent. Anyone can be a bird-watcher for those four days. A “backyard” can be anywhere you happen to be – a schoolyard, a local park, the balcony of a high-rise apartment, or a wildlife refuge.