Birding Without Borders

Posted on 08 March 2017 by Noah Strycker

Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see than half the world s 10,000 species of birds in one year In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal to become the first person to see half the world s birds in one year For 365 days, with a backpack, binoculars, and a series of one way tickets, he traveled across forty one countries and all seven continents, eventually spotting 6,042 species by far the biggest birding year on record.This is no travelogue or glorified checklist Noah ventures deep into a world of blood sucking leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, airline snafus, breakdowns, mudslides, floods, war zones, ecologic devastation, conservation triumphs, common and iconic species, and scores of passionate bird lovers around the globe By pursuing the freest creatures on the planet, Noah gains a unique perspective on the world they share with us and offers a hopeful message that even as many birds face an uncertain future, people than ever are working to protect them. Download Birding Without Borders Author Noah Strycker – kino-fada.fr I ve always suspected I wouldn t like travelogues, that they d just leave me feeling jealous I m therefore surprised to report that what I really loved about this birding memoir was hearing about the author s travels As the author traveled the world to beat a birding record, he stayed with locals, who knew local birds and local customs It was fascinating to learn about the different locations he visited from this intimate perspective I generally enjoyed hearing about his interactions with pe I ve always suspected I wouldn t like travelogues, that they d just leave me feeling jealous I m therefore surprised to report that what I really loved about this bir...I enjoyed this memoir muchthan I anticipated Late last year, I read this author s Among Penguins A Bird Man in Antarctica, which I enjoyed because I am a penguin fanatic I have done a fair bit of travel in the pursuit of birds, so I picked up this volume with both hope and reservations.I needn t have worried Strycker is a much better writer than many of the folks who pen birding memoirs and I enjoyed seeing places, people and birds that I know through his eyes I think that was part of I enjoyed this memoir muchthan I anticipated Late last year, I read this author s Among Penguins A Bird Man in Antarctica, which I enjoyed because I am a penguin fanatic I have done a fair bit of travel in the pursuit of birds, so I picked up this volume with both hope and reservations.I needn t have worried Strycker is a much better writer than many of the folks who pen birding memoirs and I enjoyed seeing places, people and birds that I know through his eyes I think that was part of the enjoyment for me getting to revisit some places, remember some birds and say, Oh, I met that person For t...Fascinating story As a very casual bird watcher and nature enthusiast the story in this book intrigued me It was engaging and was hard to put down since I was dying to know how everything would turn out at the end of the year 1 star for the editing it could have been stronger.I finished reading Noah Strycker s Birding Without Boarders an obsession Noah sets out to do a big year around the world in 2015 and records a mind blowing 6042 species and shattering the old record.Yet another Big Year book for birders I am wondering if the literary market is soon going to be saturated with Big Year travel stories Is it really that interesting to follow someone traveling the world one bird at the time Your average Joe will not get away with something like this However, Noa I finished reading Noah Strycker s Birding Without Boarders an obsession Noah sets out to do a big year around the world in 2015 and records a mind blowing 6042 species and shattering the old record.Yet another Big Year book for birders I am wondering if the literary market is soon going to be saturated with Big Year travel stories Is it real...In 2015 the author traveled through 41 countries and 7 continents on his quest to find 5,000 birds in a year long journey I have definitely become an armchair birder as I love reading about peoples journeys to track birds, and also watch the ones that live around me This was a really informative and fun book to read, as it gives us the mindset of a person with a passion to achieve a goal, and not only that of the author, but other birders with as much love of this recreational activity, and wh In 2015 the author traveled through 41 countries and 7 continents on his quest to find 5,000 birds in a year long journey I have definitely become an armchair birder as I love reading about peoples journeys to track birds, and also watch the ones that live around me This was a really informative and fun book to read, as it gives us the mindset of a person with a passion to achieve a goal, and not only that of the auth...Noah wrote an excellent account of his big year in setting the record for most bird species seen in a single calendar year He presents a nice overview on his strategy to set the record and then provides a compelling travelogue on his travels and importantly his uses of local birding experts to accomplish his go...I m a backyard birder and I quite looked forward to this book Unfortunately it s hard to read I feel bad for my rating, I commend this guy on writing a book on what he loves and I want him to succeed But I don t think he s a natural writer and he might need a good editor.It says on the back this is no travelogue or glorified checklist Funny but I think it would have been ...This was a fantastic reading experience I had a friend once tell me that I wring the most I can out of every book I thought they was a really neat idea If there are books that are well suited to be wrung, this one provides a particularly rich example Noah Stryker designed an unbelievable modern day heroic quest, and the main thrust of the book is following his journey However, the book is not a simple travelogue, because it is replete with background information about a dozen interesting to This was a fantastic reading experience I had a friend once tell me ...Really interesting Not just for bird nerds.Loved it This is a fantastic complement to the blog Noah wrote while on his global Big Year, and it addsabout the many local people he met along the way and the situations he found himself in I m so impressed that such a brilliant birder also has such super writing skills It s a page turner.

08 March 2017

Noah Strycker