On his way to setting the Cook County record for spotting the most bird species in a year, one bird in particular eluded Tarik Shahzad. Every morning and every afternoon for a month last summer, he ...

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Tarik Shahzad’s newfound passion led him to an extraordinary achievement. Just two years after picking up bird-watching as a hobby, he set a Cook County record by spotting 294 species in a single year ...