ʻIʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea)
Photo: Philina English
Last year was a record-breaking one in competitive birding. In late December, I reported on the new Big Day record set in Ecuador, but another, even more monumental record was broken in 2015. An astounding 6,042 species of birds were seen by Noah Strycker between January 1 and December 31 last year! That shattered the previous record by more than 1,500 species. You can read all about the year-long chase here.
