BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 2, 2021
I repeat this advice often: If you want to make fewer mistakes, make more mistakes. Over a lifetime of birding, I’ve discovered that the fastest way I learn to identify a new bird is to screw it up a few times. I learn from my mistakes. I rarely remember my correct identifications, but I sure remember the screw-ups. I’m already looking forward to my next mistake. And you should be looking forward to yours. Show me a person who makes no mistakes while birding, and I’ll show you a person who isn’t trying hard enough. ~ Bob Duchesne