The Big Year Podcast

Robert Baumander

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I began my birding journey in 2012 having never picked up a pair of binoculars. I decided to learn by doing an ABA,(American Birding Association), Big Year and finished with 600 species. 10 years later, in 2022 I did a Canada Big Year, and counted 456 species. Now I get to talk to the birders of the Big Year, from Sandy Komito who was the first birder to do two Big Years, to Eve Morrell who was only the second woman to see more than 760 species in the continental ABA Area and provincial Big Year Birder, Karen Miller, who still holds the New Brunswick...

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Recent episodes

  • Season 4, Episode 7: Riley Black and the Origins of BirdsOct 21, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
  • Season 4, Episode 6: Ellen and Jerry Horak's 2025 Canada Big YearSep 15, 2026 · 52 min
  • Season 4, Episode 5: Tarik Shahzad's Cook County Big YearsAug 16, 2026 · 48 min
  • Season 4, Episode 4: Back on the Road, AgainJul 15, 2026 · 41 min
  • Season 4, Episode 3: Tobin Brown’s Nebraska Big Year, and a Whooping Craine updateJun 15, 2026 · 38 min
  • Season 4, Episode 2: Canadian Astronaut Roberta Bondar, and A Space for BirdsMay 1, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
  • Season 4, Episode 1: Josh van der Meulen’s 2012 Ontario Big YearApr 1, 2026 · 58 min
  • Season 3, Episode 8: Ellen and Jerry Horak's Big YearsDec 1, 2025 · 38 min
  • Season 3, Episode 7: Liam Ragan’s Victoria Island, BC Big YearOct 31, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
  • Season 3, Episode 6: On the Road, AgainSep 1, 2025 · 38 min

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