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 98: Old Man of the Cerro

April 12, 2015 — Birding in the West Andes.

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Day 97: A Bird A Day

April 12, 2015 — How long will the streak stay alive?

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Day 96: Sugar Highs

April 07, 2015 — Finding new birds in Colombia gets tougher and tougher.

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Day 95: The Little Witch

April 07, 2015 — Birding via a different kind of iron horse.

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Day 94: Birding at the Country Club

April 06, 2015 — Noah falls in with the Cali birding crowd.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Adults. Photo: Brian Kushner

Brown Thrasher

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Adult. Photo: Sandra Rothenberg/Audubon Photography Awards

Red-shouldered Hawk

Hawks and Eagles

Adult. Photo: Jean Sebastien Guenette/Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0)

Bahama Mockingbird

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Adult. Photo: Photos By Jimn/iStock

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrant Flycatchers

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