Noah Strycker is a writer, photographer, and adventurer. In 2015 he embarked on an international Big Year, and blogged all about it at audubon.org/features/birding-without-borders.

Articles by Noah Strycker

News

Antarctica’s Most Numerous Penguin Has Suffered Huge Declines, Expedition Finds

By Noah Strycker
February 10, 2020 — Scientists counting Chinstrap Penguins on Elephant Island tally fewer than half as many birds as nested there almost 50 years ago.
Books

Read an Excerpt From Noah Strycker's Book on His Record-Breaking Year of Birds

By Noah Strycker
October 11, 2017 — Strycker recounts all the gritty and glorious details of his 2015 global Big Year in "Birding Without Borders."
News

Take a Look at This Extremely Rare White Penguin

By Noah Strycker
March 08, 2017 — On an expedition in Antarctica, experienced birder Noah Strycker spotted the ghostly Gentoo on the crowded shores of South Georgia Island.
ID Tips

House Finch or Purple Finch? Here's How to Tell Them Apart

By Noah Strycker
December 28, 2016 — Some clues to help distinguish between these two often-confused finches.
News

Noah Strycker's Global Big Year Record Has Been Broken

By Noah Strycker
November 17, 2016 — And here’s what the former birding champ has to say about it.
News

Summer’s Not Over Yet, and Neither Is Shorebird Season

By Noah Strycker
September 02, 2016 — It’s September. Do you know where your shorebirds are?
News

Two Guys Just Broke the North American Big Year Record—But How?

By Noah Strycker
July 26, 2016 — It turns out, seabirds and extreme birding go really well together.
Four people seeing from the back hold binoculars
The Birding Scene

How To Meet Other Birders

By Noah Strycker
April 21, 2016 — First, grab your bins. Then, go out and find some . . . people.
A group of white birds stands in wetland
Birding Prep

Where Can You Find Birds?

By Noah Strycker
April 21, 2016 — Basically, they're everywhere.
Birding

How To Find A Bird

By Noah Strycker
April 21, 2016 — These four basic steps will make spotting birds in busy habitats way easier.