Corey Arnold

Birding Without Borders

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

Welcome to 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?

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The Final Species List in Taxonomic Order

The Final Species List in Taxonomic Order

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

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Lessons From the World’s Biggest Year

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.

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

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

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.

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Follow Along:

Day 182: A Walk in the Woods

July 02, 2015 — Dodging raindrops in Ghana’s jungle.

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Day 181: Faith in Birds

July 02, 2015 — A road trip across Ghana.

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Day 180: Baboons and Warthogs and Elephants, Oh My!

July 02, 2015 — A taste of African safari.

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Day 175: The Long Way

July 02, 2015 — Noah takes an unexpected detour and meets a friend.

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Day 178: The Picathartes

July 02, 2015 — In search of an iconic West African bird.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Adult. Photo: Robert L. Kothenbeutel/Shutterstock

Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus

New World Quail

Adult. Photo: Isaac Sanchez/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Chuck-will's-widow

Antrostomus carolinensis

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Peter Cavanagh/Audubon Photography Awards

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Tropicbirds

Adult. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Swallows

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