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The "Big Year" refers to an intense calendar-year birding competition in which participants strive to sight the greatest number of species. In 1998, three seasoned birdwatchers—Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller—competed for a North American record. Their rivalry brought vivid anecdotes of daring fieldwork and rigorous counting, highlighting both the thrill and the personal risks involved in this high‑stakes pursuit of avian discovery.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Travel & Geography/Nature & Wildlife
Authors: Mark Obmascik
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