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:

The Species List (Part 2)

January 01, 2015 — Keep track of the species Noah is seeing as he travels the world on a Big Year.

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Spying the First Bird

January 01, 2015 — Noah Strycker rings in 2015 with his first bird species of a hopeful 5,000 this year.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Non-breeding adult. Photo: Thibaud Vandaudenard/Flickr (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Common Greenshank

Sandpipers

Adult. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)

Upland Sandpiper

Sandpipers

Adult male. Photo: Leonard Hantz/Audubon Photography Awards

Hooded Oriole

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult. Photo: Sylvia Huntapa/Audubon Photography Awards

Bewick's Wren

Wrens

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