Welcome to Big Year Birding, a site devoted to Birds as seen through the eyes of Ethan and Ingrid Whitaker. We are a Maine couple doing a 2024 Big Year across the continental United States. Our most recent Blog Posts: Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 16) April 18, 2024 A recap of the sixteenth week of our 48 State Big Year (2024), as we complete our 81 day road... Read More Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 15) April 14, 2024 Greater Sage-Grouse April 9, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 14) April 7, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 13) April 1, 2024 Elegant Trogon March 30, 2024 Before our Big Year began, Ingrid and I talked about which bird we were most looking forward to (hopefully) seeing... Read More Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 12) March 27, 2024 The Hunt for the White-winged Crossbill March 20, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 11) March 16, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 10) March 9, 2024 Pyrrhuloxia March 4, 2024 With a name that is as difficult to pronounce as it is to spell, the Pyrrhuloxia is often mistaken for... Read More Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 9) March 2, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 8) February 24, 2024 If He Catches You . . . You’re Through February 22, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 7) February 18, 2024 Cattle Tyrant February 17, 2024 This South American Flycatcher has absolutely the greatest bird named ever . . . Cattle Tyrant . . . think... Read More Sandhill Cranes at Dawn February 15, 2024 Miami Exotics February 13, 2024 Ethan and Ingrid’s 2024 Big Year (Week 6) February 11, 2024 Species Spotlight – Vermillion Flycatcher February 5, 2024 Time Left in Our 2024 Big Year: 0Years : 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs TweetPinShare