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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 142: Endless Summer

May 24, 2015 — Noah swaps out one hot climate for another.

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Day 141: Determining Which Non-Natives Count

May 22, 2015 — Some escaped former pets now make their homes in U.S. cities—do they count for the big year?

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Day 139: Everything’s Bigger…

May 21, 2015 — A Texas-sized day of birding.

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Day 140: Gold and Black

May 21, 2015 — Two summertime Texans in the hill country.

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Day 138: Heading Home

May 20, 2015 — Noah departs Latin America for two weeks in the U.S.

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Adult male. Photo: Sam Swartley/�ԹϺ�� Photography Awards

American Kestrel

Falcons

Breeding adults. Photo: Melissa James/�ԹϺ�� Photography Awards

Laughing Gull

Gulls and Terns

Immatures Great Horned Owl and Black-chinned Hummingbird. Photo: Ed Mackerrow/�ԹϺ�� Photography Awards

Great Horned Owl

Owls

Breeding adult and downy young. Photo: Pchoui/iStock

Red-throated Loon

Loons

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