Eugene Man Surpasses Record In "Big Year" Of Birding

KLCC | By Rachael McDonald

Published September 17, 2015 at 8:26 AM PDT

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Noah Strycker found the Sri Lanka Frogmouth, bird # 4,342, this week in India

Noah Strycker

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Noah Srycker (right) after spotting bird # 4,342

Noah Strycker of Eugene is traveling the world in his "Big Year" of birding.

He spoke with KLCC's Rachael McDonald from India via cell phone Thursday morning.

Noah Stycker is the author of "The Thing With Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human."

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Rachael McDonald

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s former News Director. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000. After reporting for the Northwest News Network and KAZU, Rachael returned to KLCC in 2007 as Morning Edition host and a general assignment reporter covering politics, the environment, education, and the arts. She was hired as KLCC News Director in 2018. Rachael departed KLCC in June, 2022.

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