Tarik Shahzad, birding hobbyist, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to share his record-breaking 2025. Shahzad captured 296 bird species for Cook County’s Big Year competition, more than any other birder in Cook County history. He broke the previous record, his own, set in 2024 by two birds. The 27-year-old shares how birding is more than capturing as many birds on camera as possible, it’s a conservation effort.