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Birdwatchers in 201 Countries Break World Record Documenting 7,800 Species in a Single Big Day

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The October 12th Big Day was organized by eBird , Cornell Lab of Ornithology , the birding app Merlin , and dozens of continental and national birding groups.

The name Big Day ’ comes from the typical birding phrase Big Year ;’ one in which a birdwatcher plans to try and see as many species as she or he can in a single year .