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 137: The Imperial Woodpecker’s Old Stomping Grounds

May 19, 2015 — Noah changes plans based on some birding news, and ends up checking some unique species off the list.

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Day 136: Halfway There!

May 19, 2015 — The milestone at the end of a Mexican superhighway.

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Day 135: Potoos, Herons, and Tanagers

May 16, 2015 — A day in San Blas.

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Day 134: Where the Woodnymphs Are

May 16, 2015 — Tracking down an endemic hummer.

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Day 133: Jay Day

May 15, 2015 — Tracking down a Mexican icon.

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The Audubon Bird Guide

Adopt a Bird

Adult male. Photo: Takahashi Photography/Shutterstock

White-eared Hummingbird

Hummingbirds

Adult male. Photo: Leonard Hantz/Audubon Photography Awards

Hooded Oriole

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult. Photo: Tom Benson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND-2.0)

Mottled Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Adult and nestlings. Photo: Shiv's fotografia/Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Great Cormorant

Cormorants

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