gemfyre | Birder meme

*Birding Survey - International Version (based on birdergirl's original)*
# of life birds:	315
what country do you live in?:	Australia
# of country birds:	315
what state / province / prefecture / etc do you live in?:	Western Australia
# of birds for region listed:	303
do you patch bird?:	Kinda
name your patch:	Herdsman Lake, John Forrest National Park, Whiteman Park, the creek down the road from my parent's house
favorite spot to bird in your home country:	Broome mangroves. Locally - Herdsman Lake
favorite birding spot outside your home country:	Haven't been overseas yet
best bird ever:	Yellow Chat
nemesis bird:	until recently it was the male Western Spinebill. Don't have one at the moment.
most wanted trip:	Africa or South America
most wanted bird:	Right now - Garnet Pitta - I have a chance to see it in Malaysia
what model and brand of bins do you use?:	Pentax DCF-HR II 10 x 42
what model and brand of scope do you use?:	Don't have my own yet. In Broome I used a Kowa.
what was the last lifer you added to your list?:	White-backed Swallow
where did you see your last lifer?:	Just south of Coorow - about 300km north of Perth
what's the last bird you saw today?:	Sun's not up yet - but I bet it will be either a Senegal Dove or Singing Honeyeater
best bird song you've heard ever:	it's a toss up - Pied Butcherbird, Grey-crowned Babbler, Singing Bushlark
favorite field guide:	Michael Morcombe's compact guide - goes everywhere with me
what do you do when you're indoors and can't see the sky?:	Cook, sing, sit on the computer
who is your birder role model?:	Sean Dooley and Phoebe Snetsinger - yes I'm a ticker at heart
do you find the term twitcher flattering, normal, or derogatory?:	I have no opinion on it - I get pretty twitchy myself
what birds do you find the hardest to identify?:	Pelagics and Swifts (and non-Australia little brown birds).
what birds can you easily identify that others may have problems with?:	Migratory waders
do you count non-native birds?:	If they have breeding populations or are vagrant/self-introduced - yes
do you count reintroduced birds?:	Yes
do you belong to a bird-related organization (RSPB, Audubon)?:	Yes - Birds Australia/Birds W.A.
have you studied birds as part of your coursework in school?:	No - I have done biology/Conservation Biology/Animal Care though, which inevitably covers birds a bit
ever had the real filming location of a movie revealed to you by birdsong?:	Just the other night I figured out that Nerds FC must have been filmed over east due to calls - but I couldn't pick exactly where.
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