Steve Carell reports on the 2000 World Series of Birding

Here is an amusing moment from the world of competitive sports that has finally made its way from the small screen to the internet.

Back at the turn of the century before he became really famous, Steve Carell was a correspondent for Jon Stewart on Comedy Centrals The Daily Show. Little did we know that he was also a birdwatcher with extraordinary skills. Though he did not participate in the 2000 World Series of Birding, held in New Jersey, he did find himself in the thick of the action throughout the 24 hour event.

That year our DVOC / Nikon team, Captain Paul Guris, Bill Stocku, Mike Fritz, Megan Edwards and I, were lucky enough to come in first place. At about the 3:35 mark of the video clip below you will see our exhilarating finish line interview and find out whether we were going to Disney World. Oh that American humour!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-18-2000/the-world-series-of-birding