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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 212: Endemics, Endemics, Endemics

August 03, 2015 — Birding in the Madagascar forest brings Noah several lifers.

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Day 211: An Hour in Tana

July 31, 2015 — Noah’s arrival on the world’s fourth-largest island.

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Day 210: Cleanup Crew

July 29, 2015 — The popularity of birding in South Africa.

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Day 209: Of Courser

July 29, 2015 — Noah’s smartphone GPS helps locate a scarce bird.

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Day 208: Birding the Western Cape

July 28, 2015 — Noah meets up with a an American ex-pat to continue birding South Africa.

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The �ԹϺ�� Bird Guide

Adult. Photo: Adam Wilson/�ԹϺ�� Photography Awards

White-crowned Sparrow

New World Sparrows

Adult. Photo: Dominic Sherony/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sargasso Shearwater

Shearwaters and Petrels

Adult. Photo: Ben Knoot/�ԹϺ�� Photography Awards

Inca Dove

Pigeons and Doves

Breeding adult. Photo: Brian Lasenby/iStock

Least Grebe

Grebes

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