Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year

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Wednesday September 5

6:30 PM  –  8:00 PM

In 2015, self-professed bird nerd Noah Strycker of Oregon became the first human to see more than half of the planet’s bird species in a single, year-long, round-the-world birding trip. Birding on seven continents and carrying only a pack on his back, Strycker enlisted the enthusiastic support of local birders to tick more than 6,000 species, including Adelie Penguins in Antarctica, a Harpy Eagle in Brazil, a Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Thailand, and a Green-breasted Pitta in Uganda. Anything could have happened, and a lot did. He was scourged by blood-sucking leeches, suffered fevers and sleep deprivation, survived airline snafus, car breakdowns, mudslides, and torrential floods, skirted war zones, and had the time of his life. Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and East Cascades Audubon Society for a humorous and inspiring evening as Strycker recounts his epic World Big Year and leave with a new appreciation for the birds and birders of the world. A book signing will follow the talk.

Noah Strycker is Associate Editor of Birding magazine and prolific author and photographer. Strycker set a world Big Year record in 2015, and his 2017 book, Birding Without Borders, relates the experience. Strycker has studied birds on six continents with field seasons in Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Australia, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, and the Farallon Islands. He also works as a naturalist guide on expedition cruises to Antarctica and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, literally spreading the inspiration of birds from pole to pole. Strycker is based in Oregon, where his backyard has hosted more than 100 species of birds.

This program is presented and co-hosted by Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and East Cascades Audubon Society.

Program will be held at Sunriver SHARC Aquatics & Recreation Center – 57250 Overlook Rd, Sunriver, OR 97707

Registration

$10/person

Members of East Cascades Audubon Society, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, and SROA Members receive discounted tickets with appropriate code. 

 

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