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 156: Missed Connections

June 09, 2015 — Noah gets stuck in transit.

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Day 157: Pelican Patrol

June 09, 2015 — Big year birding runs into another local rarity.

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Day 155: Surprise Visitor

June 07, 2015 — A rare bird drops into Noah's own backyard

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Day 154: Fire Birds

June 04, 2015 — A recent burn comes alive.

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Day 153: Wild West Birding

June 03, 2015 — Adventures in the Oregon Outback.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Breeding adult. Photo: Lisa Hupp/USFWS/Wikimedia

Red-faced Cormorant

Urile urile

Cormorants

Female or immature. Photo: Jim Nelson/Audubon Photography Awards

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Hummingbirds

Adult Buff-collared Nightjar. Photo: Rick and Nora Bowers/Alamy

Buff-collared Nightjar

Antrostomus ridgwayi

Nightjars

Adult. Photo: Tim Boyer/Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0)

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

Sandpipers

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