Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 15:42:29 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: John Meisel Subject: Re: Birding by Ear advice MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Kerry, I think the Birding by Ear is a great way to start. That's how I began. = I would suggest spending alot of time in the field during the winter and = early spring learning all of the resident species, and then easing into = the migrants. That way, you will know all of the regulars as a baseline, = and you will be able to tell when a new bird comes along. This method = also makes it less overwhelming to learn the songs. You sort of learn a = little at a time. When I hear a song that I don't know, I also try to remember it, or even = write it down phonetically, and then go home and listen to my Peterson's = Eastern Birds CD to figure out which one it was. Then I go over it a = few times. Each season you'll find that you have memorized a few more. Good luck, John Meisel Washington, D.C.=20 -----Original Message----- From: Kerry Stone [mailto:KerryZelda@AOL.COM] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:37 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Birding by Ear advice Hi there, Any insight on AviSys' Song Features? Additionally, any suggestions for = learning bird song? I have Peterson's Birding By Ear but I wanted to see = if anyone had any additional useful strategies? Kerry Stone Takoma Park, MD Mont. Cty. kerryzelda@aol.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================