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How would you rate yourself as a birder? (1 Viewer)
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tyrannulet
Deranged but fun...
rate-probably a 3 or 4 i am good at birds that can be identfied by sight easily
skill-patience and nack for detail
improvement-songs/calls, only know a few and need to improve on that.
skill-patience and nack for detail
improvement-songs/calls, only know a few and need to improve on that.
Terry O'Nolley
Cow-headed Jaybird
If this scale is a linear scale, then I would say a "1" overall - in that for all my knowledge (not saying I have a lot, I'm just saying 100% of what I do have), I am way less than 10% of where I'd like to be so anything over a "1" would be too high.
My best birding skill is: My familiarity with woods and the ability to remain still for extended periods in uncomfortable places to wait for good birds and to move slowly and deliberately.
Would like to improve upon: Learning more about local bird species so that my comfort with the woods can be directed to the sorts of places that will yield the birds I am looking for
My best birding skill is: My familiarity with woods and the ability to remain still for extended periods in uncomfortable places to wait for good birds and to move slowly and deliberately.
Would like to improve upon: Learning more about local bird species so that my comfort with the woods can be directed to the sorts of places that will yield the birds I am looking for
Katy Penland
Well-known member
Here's another thread on the same subject you might find interesting...
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=27330
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=27330
Gus Horsley
Well-known member
I'd be about about 3 but I tend to spend more time being a troublemaker than a birdwatcher!
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Steven Astley
Well-known member
9.5. Would of give myself 10 but I'm too modest.
Gus Horsley
Well-known member
9.5's being modest?
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lark o'dell
today the local patch tommrow the world
id be about a 5 good with most birds but gulls do my headin
rka
ttbirds
Enthusiasm/Fun - 11
Visual Identification - 5 (Know most of the common species)
Birdcall Identification - 3
Best Skill - Patience, patience, patience
Would really really like to improve on birdcalls. Any assistance for my region (i.e. Trinidad - Venezuela area) would be much appreciated.
Visual Identification - 5 (Know most of the common species)
Birdcall Identification - 3
Best Skill - Patience, patience, patience
Would really really like to improve on birdcalls. Any assistance for my region (i.e. Trinidad - Venezuela area) would be much appreciated.
Geoff Pain
Rural Member
As ever the modest one Andrew.
christineredgate
Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th
Depends what the scoring is for.I am the perfect birder.I love birds.Can watch for hours,may not know the species,but enjoy the company and environment.Each bird is an individual.The Swallows ,Ospreys,and Cuckoos are one of my fav species.The fact they migrate,esp the juveniles ,who have never made the journey,really makes them special.Could we lesser mortals perform the same,methinks not.So one does not have to be able to to fully id (esp the gulls!!!),but just to enjoy our birds is the most important issue.
Birder or Birdwatcher?
After several years, I'd now rate myself as about 3 as a birder: 375 species in the USA but gulls, sparrows and shorebirds still cause me lots of problems. Part of the problem is that I was just getting familiar with California birds when we went and moved to Texas! (That's my excuse anyway.)
I do much better as a birdwatcher, though, perhaps as high as 6 or 7. I can and do sit and watch birds for hours. Even the most common birds are infinitely fascinating in how they act and interract.
After several years, I'd now rate myself as about 3 as a birder: 375 species in the USA but gulls, sparrows and shorebirds still cause me lots of problems. Part of the problem is that I was just getting familiar with California birds when we went and moved to Texas! (That's my excuse anyway.)
I do much better as a birdwatcher, though, perhaps as high as 6 or 7. I can and do sit and watch birds for hours. Even the most common birds are infinitely fascinating in how they act and interract.
It's not meant to be that technical but I would say that to be a 10 you would have to know all the birds of your area by sight and sound. You would also have to know where and when you could find them .You would also know a lot about these birds habits, habitats, and behaviors. You would also be patient and good at getting close to birds without stepping on their nests. So the more you fall short in these categories the lower the number you would get.john barclay said:Perhaps you could give us all a clue what a 1..4..6 10, birder is like. How would I define myself on the grounds of ability. I am interested in what a 10 is.
I have watched birds for over 40 years (I started very young
John.
What you think your strengths and weaknesses are was the more interesting part of the question.
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