You guys can't imagine how I envy you. Tinnitus--especially, as mine is, right in the middle of the range of bird song--makes it really tough to bird by ear. When I literally can't HEAR the call over the everpresent background noise, it's really hard to learn it :-( On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:48 AM, David and Susan Raines <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > ** > I don't doubt that for a minute, Bob. I've got a bird here today that > would drive Laverne as crazy as it is me! I've already heard Robins, > Redwings, Flickers and Killdeer that aren't really there- I've got a > Mockingbird going through his whole repertoire! Actually, it's been fun > since I caught on to him. Now, I have to look every time I hear a song to > find the mocker! > DaveR/Breaks,VA > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bob Riggs <bob26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* lavernehunter52@xxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* Buchanan County <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; > Bristol<bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Friday, April 12, 2013 8:37 AM > *Subject:* [bcbirdclub] Re: FOS Blue-headed Vireo > > Laverne is the best birder by ear I have ever birded with. She always > finds that special bird by using her ears. My bird lists have been bigger > when I bird with her and Tom. > > Bob(Bebirding) > > Robert D. Riggs > Pataskala, OH > > On Apr 11, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Laverne Hunter <lavernehunter52@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I've been birding by ear before dawn, while sitting on the patio, > since the weather has become warmer. This morning I was rewarded with > the song of my FOS Blue-headed Vireo. > > > > Laverne Hunter > Huffman Hill > Russell County, Va. > > > > > > > -- BB, Hutch -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/S d+>- s+:+ a++ C+++$ ULAC>$ P+ L+ !E W++$ N+ o K? w++++/--$ O? M- V? PS+ PE/- Y PGP- t++ 5? X-- R !tv? b++++>$ DI++++ D G+> e++ h+ r--?* y++> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------