Come Bird with Our Team for Birds Caribbean Global Big Day fundraiser

May is Global Big Day month, culminating this year on Saturday, May 10th! Our local birding team, The Bajan Birders & Friends, is proud to once again participate in BirdsCaribbean's annual Global Big Day fundraiser. This inspiring initiative connects passionate local birders with fellow enthusiasts who have visited our beautiful island and share a love for all things avian. 

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Last year, our ten-member team, with members birding from three different countries, collectively identified an impressive 216 species—the 6th highest total—and, more importantly, raised over $300 to support crucial regional bird conservation efforts.

This year, we're aiming even higher! We hope to see more birds, grow our team, and raise even more funds. Our ambitious goal for 2025 is to surpass 225 species, climb into the top 5, and raise over $400. We can achieve these milestones and make an even greater impact with your support. Join us and be part of this remarkable effort!

To team up and rep Bajan Birders & Friends 

• Head over to this Givebutter link, 
• Log in by clicking the “sign-in” link at the bottom of the pop-up window, or make a profile if you don’t already have one (you likely have an account if you were on a team in the past—it’s easy to reset your password if you have forgotten it). 
• Hit the “Join an existing team” button and choose Bajan Birders & Friends.

To Donate:

• Simply click the DONATE button at the top of the fundraising page, and you can specify if you want your donation to go to the general campaign or to a particular team, e.g Bajan Birders & Friends (all funds go to the same cause, but teams do compete to raise the most funds).

Keep Soaring with Us: Join us for Global Big Day 2025! by BirdsCaribbean

Global Big Day (GBD) is fast approaching, and bird lovers are gearing up for an exciting adventure in nature. Organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, GBD takes place annually on the second Saturday of May—this year, it’s Saturday, May 10th, 2025. On this day, bird enthusiasts and nature lovers around the world head outdoors to document as many bird species as possible in just 24 hours. These observations help scientists monitor bird populations, track migration patterns, and identify habitats in need of conservation.

What makes GBD truly special is that it’s open to everyone—whether you’re an expert birder or just starting out, there’s a place for you in this global effort to understand and protect the incredible diversity of birdlife.

Compete for the Cause: Join Our Team Challenge!

We’re thrilled to bring back our popular teams competition, and we’d love for you to be a part of it! Both national (individual islands) and multinational teams are invited to join in the effort to make a lasting impact on the birds and ecosystems of the Caribbean. We’re especially eager to see a team representing each Caribbean island, so if you don’t see your island listed here, now’s your chance to step up and take the lead (more details below). 
In addition to hosting what is (unofficially) the most exciting birding competition in the region, we’ll also be raising funds to support our programs. These initiatives focus on capacity building, research, education, and outreach. This year’s fundraising theme, Help BirdsCaribbean Keep Soaring, is a call to action that ensures the continued success of our important work.

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Global Big Day—10 May 2025 by Team eBird

Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 10 May, help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and share the birds you find with eBird.

Participating is easy—you can even be part of Global Big Day from home. If you can spare 5 or 10 minutes, report your bird observations to eBird online or with our free eBird Mobile app. If you have more time, submit several checklists of birds throughout the day. You never know what you might spot. Your observations help us better understand global bird populations through products like these animated abundance maps brought to you by eBird Science.

Last year, Global Big Day collected more data about birds on a single day than ever before. More than 63,000 people gathered observations on 156,000 checklists, setting new world records for a single day of birding. Will you help us make this the year we surpass 150,000 checklists on a single day?

How to participate

• Get an eBird account: eBird is a worldwide bird checklist program used by millions of birders. It’s what allows us to compile everyone’s reports into a single massive Global Big Day list—while at the same time collecting data to help scientists better understand birds. Sign up here. It’s 100% free from start to finish.
• Enjoy birds on 10 May: It’s that simple. You don’t need to be a bird expert or go out all day long, even 10 minutes of birding from home counts. Global Big Day runs from midnight to midnight in your local time zone. You can report what you find from anywhere in the world.
• Enter what you see and hear in eBird: You can enter your sightings via our website or download the free eBird Mobile app to make submitting lists even easier. Please enter your checklists before 13 May to be included in our initial results announcement.
• Watch the results roll in: During the day, follow along with bird observations from more than 200 countries in real-time on our Global Big Day page.

Continue reading here at ebird.org