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 222: A Cat and an Owl

August 12, 2015 — Birding in Kenya’s sandy coastal forest.

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Noah's view of a Taita (Broad-ringed) White-eye in the Taita Hills.

Day 221: The Taita Hills

August 09, 2015 — A morning in Kenya's wet forest.

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Day 220: Red Elephants

August 08, 2015 — On safari again in Tsavo National Park.

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Day 219: Into East Africa

August 08, 2015 — An introduction to Kenya’s birds.

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Day 218: Last Day in Madagascar

August 07, 2015 — Noah departs the island with several new birds—but several missing endemics.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Adult Nelson's Sparrow (interior form). Photo: Dawn Beattie/Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

New World Sparrows

Adult Baird's Sparrow. Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Baird's Sparrow

Centronyx bairdii

New World Sparrows

Adult male Varied Thrush. Photo: Mick Thompson/Audubon Photography Awards

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

Thrushes

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

Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

Jacanas

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