Number 900 out of 1.2M? This North Jersey birder is soaring!
northjersey.com | February 25, 2026
Remember Marc Chelemer? I last wrote about this dapper birder extraordinaire 2½ years ago, when his consecutive birding streak approached 1,000 days.
I recently checked in again with Marc to see how he’s doing. For a mere mortal birder like me, it was a humbling experience.
This Tenafly man has a 1,000-day birder obsession — and he’s not done yet
northjersey.com | August 3, 2023
Expert birders have always fascinated me, not only with their wealth of knowledge but with their dedication.
Marc Chelemer of Tenafly is in my local pantheon, and he’s on a hot streak. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, late next month Marc will have birded 1,000 days in a row.
HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: World Series of Birding
HBO Real Sports | July 2022
Inside Birding’s Most Dramatic 24 Hours
audubon.org | June 11, 2018
The World Series [of Birding] lasts a mere (or interminable, depending on your viewpoint) 24 hours, but many teams prep for months. Uncertainty and drama descended in the days before this year’s event, which began at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 12. Word went out that prescribed burns had been scheduled at one of the primo spots for nabbing a variety of species, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The fires were called off, to everyone’s relief, but only because the forecast called for high winds and driving rain. What, everyone fretted, would it mean for the birds?