> Barbara Combs writes:
> My lifer Rufous-sided Towhee
> was quite an event - a bird I found and identified all on my own
> on a family vacation 1100 miles from home. Of course, I was only
> about 10 or 11 years old at the time... People who are not very
> etc.

I also remember my first RSTO (splashing about in a stream in
Connecticut). It was quite an event for a twelve year old. I think
that one and my first Rose-breasted Grosbeak were two of the most
memorable lifers for me. The Rose-breasted Grosbeak flew into an
overhead branch and gave me a real thrill. It wasn't until I
learned their call that I discovered the eastern deciduous forest to be
full of them.

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