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title: "Bird Count Tally Sheet: Backyard Bird Counter | Bird Harbor"
description: "Tap-to-count backyard bird tally with start and stop times and notes, saved on your device, with CSV download, print and links to eBird and the GBBC."
url: https://birdharbor.me/bird-count-tally/
---

# Bird count tally

A count sheet for the window or the garden bench: add each species, tap to count, note when you started and stopped. It stays on this device until you clear it.

## How to use the sheet

Press Now under Start when you begin, add each new species as it turns up and tap + for every bird, then press Now under End. Type a number straight into a count for a flock. The sheet saves itself in this browser as you go, so you can close the tab and come back. Download a CSV for a spreadsheet, or print it.

## Where to send your counts

Each survey has its own rules, so read them before you count. [eBird](https://ebird.org/), run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes checklists from anywhere at any time. The [Great Backyard Bird Count](https://www.birdcount.org/) runs over four days each February: watch for 15 minutes or more and enter your birds through eBird or the Merlin app. In the UK, the RSPB’s [Big Garden Birdwatch](https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch) asks for one hour once a year, counting only birds that land. This sheet doesn’t send anything anywhere: you enter the numbers on their sites yourself.

Downloads that want your email first

Free printable ID charts and bird-festival newsletters often ask for an email address before the download. A temporary inbox from [CleanTempMail](https://cleantempmail.com/) needs no sign-up and empties itself after three days, so the file arrives without the follow-up mail. Use your real address for accounts you keep, such as eBird.

## Questions

**Where is my sheet stored?**

Only in this browser’s local storage on this device. Nothing is uploaded. Clearing the sheet, or your browser’s site data, deletes it, so download a CSV if you want to keep a copy.

**Can I import the CSV into eBird?**

Not directly: eBird’s import needs its own format. The CSV is for your records and spreadsheets; enter the counts on eBird’s website or app.

## Sources

- Great Backyard Bird Count: [How to Participate](https://www.birdcount.org/participate/) (four days each February, 15 minutes or more, entering birds through eBird or Merlin).
- RSPB: [Big Garden Birdwatch FAQs](https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/faqs) (one hour, counting only birds that land, free to take part).