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Great Backyard Bird Count Tour
February 14 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Free with admission or membership
Join the world in the global Great Backyard Bird Count from February 13–16, 2026! RSVP required.
Spend time at Descanso Gardens watching birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world.
Free with admission, no registration required. This program includes a lecture and a birding tour in the Gardens. No previous experience is required.
RSVP to volunteer@descansogardens.org by Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Meets in Gathering Room B.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is will be lead by David Weeshoff, the Vice President at Pasadena Audubon Society and a wildlife volunteer at Descanso Gardens.
