A fun and final recap of Ethan and Ingrid’s entire 2024 Big Year.
Join a retired couple from Maine as they break outside of their comfort zone for a Lower 48 State Big Year . . . a contest to identify as many species of birds as possible in a calendar year.
* What were our favorite birds?
* How many miles did we drive?
* How many plane flights?
* What bird didn't we find . . . again and again and again.
* What were our Favorite birding adventures?
* Worst road possible.
* Nicest people.
* How many species total.
* What did we do wrong?
* How many states did we visit?
* How many life birds.
* Longest Stakeout?
* How many pieces of “Lifer Pie”?
Be sure to watch to the end for a special message to our followers.
Chapters
00:00 Introductions
00:10 What is a Big Year?
00:36 Lower 48 State Big Year
01:07 First Day of Big Year
01:45 States Visited
02:24 Worst Road
03:00 Favorite Bird(s)
03:31 Coldest and Hottest, Lowest and Highest
04:08 Longest, Biggest, Smallest
04:57 Travel
06:29 Rare Birds
08:09 Random Superlatives
10:31 Big Year Assistant App
12:24 More Random Superlatives
13:33 700 Club
14:14 Ezekiel Dobson
14:40 Birds that we missed
16:01 North, South, East and West
16:25 Final Bird of the Year
16:50 Photo Gallery
18:55 Group Talks and Presentations
19:05 Books
19:38 Thank You
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BigYearBirding.com
Welcome to Big Year Birding a channel devoted to Birds of the United States and Canada as seen through the eyes of Ethan and Ingrid Whitaker.
Ethan and Ingrid are preparing for a Lower 48 State Big Year in 2024.
Ethan's Record 2021 Maine Big Year Book: "Every Bird in Maine" - tinyurl.com/pkuztkpk
Ingrid's Book: "What's That Bird?: A Kid's Guide to Backyard Birds of New England" - tinyurl.com/mwcrhrvx
Free iPhone App: "Big Year Birding" - tinyurl.com/yeykwnmv
Free iPhone/Android App: "Bird Code Lookup" - tinyurl.com/53erje27
iPhone/Android App: "Bird Field Guide for Kids" - tinyurl.com/2s4cae7r