I have been thinking that I could hear a Grasshopper Sparrow singing every now and then in a certain spot of meadow for most of the summer but couldn't spot one for any amout of effort. Finally, this morning, one appeared on a weed within seventy five feet of where I was standing. I could see it opening its mouth as if to sing but couldn't hear it at all from that distance. No wonder I've had such a hard time finding one. I can't hear one anymore unless it's singing right in my ear. Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County, KY