Articles: watching birds

An Endangered Scavenger: Searching for the California Condor

Toward the end of his Big Year, birder Arjan Dwarshuis stopped at Pinnacles National Park in California to hopefully sneak a peek at one of the most…

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Starting A Big Year of Birdwatching: Bicycle Beginnings

At a personal and professional crossroads, a man reset his life and found sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. Join…

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A Year of Global Birdwatching: The Thrill Of the Chase

When Arjan Dwarshuis first heard of the “Big Year,” the legendary record for birdwatching, he was twenty years old and he was sitting on the roof of…

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