A thrilling birdwatching adventure and true story of obsession, The Big Year chronicles the fiercely competitive quest of three men racing across North America to shatter a birding record for the ages.
Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year—a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some of the lumpiest motel mattresses known to man. This unprecedented year of beat-the-clock adventures ultimately leads one man to a record so gigantic that it is unlikely ever to be bested. Here, prizewinning journalist Mark Obmascik creates a dazzling, fun narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of these three obsessives as they fight to win the greatest—or maybe worst—birding contest of all time.
- 288 pages
- English
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- Cover
- Dedication
- Introduction
- ONE January 1, 1998
- TWO A Birder Is Hatched
- THREE The Early Birds
- FOUR Strategy
- FIVE Bodega Bluff
- SIX Whirlwind
- SEVEN El NiÖo
- EIGHT The Wise Owl
- NINE Yucatán Express
- TEN The Big Yak
- ELEVEN The Cradle of Storms
- TWELVE The B.O.D.
- THIRTEEN Doubt
- FOURTEEN Forked
- FIFTEEN Conquest
- SIXTEEN Cape Hatteras Clincher
- SEVENTEEN Two in the Bush
- EIGHTEEN Nemesis
- NINETEEN Honorbound
- TWENTY December 31, 1998
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
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