So, after yesterday's argument about funny and to some not so funny April
fools jokes, and then the making fun of young or beginning birders, made me
think about how I started birding.

Grandma moved to a new house. Then I realized  all the different species of
birds, and got hooked. I read many articles, books, until I felt like I
knew everything about the bird. But let's all admit it, no one in this
universe will ever know EVERY thing about all birds.

But we all have our specialties or favorites in birding. Like mine would be
Bird of Prey. But then we all have weaknesses and aren't so familiar with
that bird group. Like I'm bad at identifying Gulls, Warblers, and Vireos.
What are your specialties and weaknesses? I used to be bad with waterfowl,
now with help of many, their probably my 2nd favorite bird group. People
like Troy Shively and James Muller have been super huge helps in my birding
experiences.
 Now I think not only beginners, but also more advanced birders should
start sharing their weaknesses. Why? Well there's no better place to get
advice about birds you know nothing about than Listserv. Simply state your
weak bird group, what you don't know about them, and the awesome people on
here should answer questions like what they did to me.
Thanks.  :-D

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