My First Ever Birding Global Big Day was EPIC

For my first ever Global Big Day we set a challenge to see over 100 species of birds in a single day! This day turned out to be epic! Watch and see if I was able to hit the goal. Check out Jordan on YouTube @brighteyedbirding He made a video on Global Big Day too! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJrhlWqEK5U Global Big Day is the largest birding day of the year. It strategically takes place right in the middle of migration, and birders all over the world head out and submit species they have seen. The goal of a "big day" is usually to see as many species as you can in a single day. For us, we set the bar at 100 total species on the day. We had our route planned, our goal set, and it was on us to execute. If you want to read more about Global Big Day, check out this article from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-2024 Explanation of my 2024 Birding Challenge - https://youtu.be/OkQz0qhOBgo 📷 Checkout the Gear I Use: - https://www.hawkinthelens.com/my-gear 🔗 Check out my other pages! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawkinthelens/ Website: https://www.hawkinthelens.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HawkInTheLens/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkinthelens?lang=en Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hawkinthelens.bsky.social ✉️ For business inquiries reach out to hawkinthelens@gmail.com Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction to Global Big Day 0:25 The first birds at Big Cottonwood Regional Park 1:45 Warblers and more at Tanner Park 3:59 Shorebirds and waterfowl at Lee Kay Ponds 7:53 A major bust of a hotspot 8:52 A few more species at the Saltair Marina 9:42 Lunch break with a few birds 10:46 Can we hit 100 at Alta's feeders? 12:35 Thoughts on my first ever Global Big Day Photo/Video Credit: All photos and videos by Hawkin Saeger