{"id":1281,"date":"2006-11-04T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-04T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:38:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:38:36","slug":"birder-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1281","title":{"rendered":"Birder survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Patrick at The Hawk Owl’s Nest<\/a>:<\/span>
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Please copy and paste your responses in the comments or post this on your blog.<\/span>
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What state (or country) do you live in?<\/strong> NJ, USA<\/span>
How long have you been birding?<\/strong> 10+ years<\/span>
Are you a “lister”?<\/strong> Sort of, I keep a life list and a yard list, but I’m not obsessive about it.<\/span>
ABA Life List:<\/strong> n\/a (I don’t know the difference between the two – told you I wasn’t obsessive!)<\/span>
Overall Life List:<\/strong> Let’s see…. I’ll have to count from the front of my Peterson’s. 275.<\/span>
3 Favorite Birding Spots:<\/strong> Sandy Hook, NJ, Cape May, NJ, Delaware Bayshore, NJ<\/span>
Favorite birding spot outside your home country:<\/strong> n\/a<\/span>
Farthest you’ve traveled to chase a rare bird:<\/strong> The only bird I ever *chased* was my life Snowy Owl and it was just 15 minutes or so away at Sandy Hook. I searched for that bird in the freezing cold for hours though… <\/span>
Nemesis bird:<\/strong> Golden Eagle<\/span>
“Best” bird sighting:<\/strong> The next one!<\/span>
Most wanted trip:<\/strong> North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, etc – I want to see those prairie states!<\/span>
Most wanted bird:<\/strong> Great Gray Owl<\/span>
What model and brand of bins do you use?:<\/strong> Zeiss 7 X 42 B\/GA<\/span>
What model and brand of scope do you use?:<\/strong> Leica Televid 77<\/span>
What was the last lifer you added to your list?:<\/strong> Wilson’s Plover<\/span>
Where did you see your last lifer?:<\/strong> Sandy Hook<\/span>
What’s the last bird you saw today?:<\/strong> Crow<\/span>
Best bird song you’ve heard ever:<\/strong> Baltimore Oriole<\/span>
Favorite birding moment: <\/strong>A long, leisurely look at a Peregrine Falcon perched on the rail of Old Barney<\/a> during a field trip with Pete Dunne.<\/span>
Least favorite thing about birding:<\/strong> Rain and bugs. And those birders who are always stepping in front of me and blocking the view!<\/span>
Favorite thing about birding:<\/strong> Arriving at the *place* for the day, picking up the binoculars and heading out on the trail. \ud83d\ude09 It’s all about the anticipation of what may come along.<\/span>
Favorite field guide for the US:<\/strong> National Geographic<\/span>
Favorite non-field guide bird book:<\/strong> All of them. \ud83d\ude09<\/span>
Who is your birder icon?:<\/strong> Don’t have one.<\/span>
Do you have a bird feeder(s)?<\/strong> Yes<\/span>
Favorite feeder bird?<\/strong> Blue jay<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Patrick at The Hawk Owl’s Nest:Please copy and paste your responses in the comments or post this on your blog.What state (or country) do you live in? NJ, USAHow long have you been birding? 10+ yearsAre you a “lister”? Sort of, I keep a life list and a yard list, but I’m not obsessive … Continue reading Birder survey<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}