LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

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Watched this last night, and it was very charming. Cosign!

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LAUREN!6mo ago

good god. guys - I saw the trailer for this on reels. Thought the trailer looked funny, homemade, and like something I would do. For context: this guy gets high one evening and looks at a coffee book that entails all of the birds in North America. He wonders how cool it must be to know all of them. He decides to ensue his next year getting into birdwatching just for shits and giggles; and figures the best way to start is by going for the biggest challenge in all of birdwatching, a “big year”. It...

6 months ago

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AVJ

@openupitsmeMar 28, 2026

I couldn’t find it on Letterboxd and I sent them a message like “is this a bit?”

Meaghan

@meaghanrobMay 6, 2026

This documentary brought us so much joy. So well made, so hilarious, so inspiring! Thank you!

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LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

Christiane

“Funny, informative, breathtaking doc about the world of competitive birding. And they uploaded it to YouTube for FREE!”

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Unicorns

“These bros are delightful self-effacing storytellers, because its about the birds duh, and you find yourself emphatically charmed by them.”

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Ingrid Backstrom

“If you haven't watched Listers, I highly recommend blocking off 2 hours for this beauty. I am not a bird watcher but this definitely made me more interested in watching birds! And also watching bird-watchers, a hilarious bunch. This is mostly a human story about two brothers--complete amateur birders--on a quest to see as many birds as they can in one year while living out of a minivan.”

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