In following the lead of Patrick at the Hawk Owl’s Nest I offer here answers to my Birder Survey. Note that many of these are the same as I answered for my DC Area Birder profile at BirdDC:
- What state (or country) do you live in? Virginia, USA
- How long have you been birding? 4 years
- Are you a “lister”? Yes
- ABA Life List: 267
- Overall Life List: 268 (the Common Myna that I saw in the Burger King parking lot in Florida City, FL does not yet count towards my ABA list!)
- 3 Favorite Birding Spots: Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, VA; San Elijo and Batiquitos Lagoons, San Diego, CA; Sky Meadows, Faquier County, VA
- Favorite birding spot outside your home country: N/A
- Farthest you’ve traveled to chase a rare bird: 45 minutes (normally 25 but it was rush hour!) for a White-faced Ibis at Huntley Meadows
- Nemesis bird: Kentucky Warbler (have heard them many times but the sighting remains elusive)
- “Best” bird sighting: Olive-sided Flycatcher at Monticello Park in Alexandria, VA
- Most wanted trip: SE Arizona
- Most wanted bird: Gyrfalcon
- What model and brand of bins do you use?: Vortex Stokes DLS 8×42
- What model and brand of scope do you use?: Swarovski 65mm ATS HD Scope with zoom eyepiece
- What was the last lifer you added to your list?: Dickcissel
- Where did you see your last lifer?:Blue Mound State Park, MN
- What’s the last bird you saw today?: White-throated Sparrow
- Best bird song you’ve heard ever: Canyon Wren
- Favorite birding moment: My life Yellow-breasted Chat doing a display flight in the Woodcock meadow at Huntley Meadows
- Least favorite thing about birding: Ticks
- Favorite thing about birding: Being Outside
- Favorite field guide for the US: Sibley
- Favorite non-field guide bird book: Kingbird Highway – Kenn Kaufman
- Who is your birder icon?: Kenn Kaufman
- Do you have a bird feeder(s)? Not actively
- Favorite feeder bird? Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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