Audubon
Type in your search and hit enter
Type in your search and hit go

Birding Without Borders

Follow our intrepid correspondent as he sets a new Big Year world record.

Photo: Corey Arnold

Welcome to Birding Without Borders
Birding Without Borders

Welcome to Birding Without Borders

Can one “bird nerd,” with little more than a backpack and a spotting scope, crush the round-the-world Big Year record?

Read more

The Species List
Birding Without Borders

The Species List

Here are all the species Noah saw as he traveled the world on his 2015 Big Year.

Read more

The Final Species List in Taxonomic Order
Birding Without Borders

The Final Species List in Taxonomic Order

All the birds Noah saw in his Big Year, grouped by family.

Read more

Birding Without Borders

Lessons From the World’s Biggest Year

After 365 days and a new world record, Noah reflects on what he learned—and shares some tips for anyone itching to get outside.

Watch a 5-minute video of Noah's 2015 Big Year adventure:

 

Noah's Arc

Birding Without Borders

Day 365: So Long, and Thanks For All The Birds

Noah rings in the New Year with a rare owl on the last day of his Big Year.

Follow Along:

Gear for a Year

Gear for a Year

Everything Noah brought fits into his 40-liter backpack.

Day 299: Five Thousand Birds: A Dream Comes True

Day 299: Five Thousand Birds: A Dream Comes True

At long last, Noah reaches his goal…with months to spare.

Lessons From the World’s Biggest Year
From Audubon Magazine

Lessons From the World’s Biggest Year

By Noah Strycker

After 365 days and a new world record, Noah reflects on what he learned—and shares some tips for anyone itching to get outside.

Day 365: So Long, and Thanks For All The Birds
News

Day 365: So Long, and Thanks For All The Birds

By Noah Strycker

Noah rings in the New Year with a rare owl on the last day of his Big Year.

Day 364: One More Day
Birding Without Borders

Day 364: One More Day

By Noah Strycker

Noah enjoys marsh birding on the next to last day of his Big Year.

Day 363: 6,000 Birds!
Birding Without Borders

Day 363: 6,000 Birds!

By Noah Strycker

On a freezing morning on the edge of the Himalayas, Noah sees his 6,000th species of the year.

Day 362: Back to India
Birding Without Borders

Day 362: Back to India

By Noah Strycker

Noah decides to finish out his Big Year with a trip to Assam.

The Audubon Bird Guide

Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis caerulescens

   

These birds need your help