Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 18:44:46 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Richard McGuinness Subject: Re: Birding by Ear advice Kerry, I don't know if this is cheating, but as a beginning birder (since 9/01), as well as one with a pretty poor memory, I've found a digital mini recorder such as one in the Panasonic's RR-QR series helpful. When I see a bird whose identify I want to verify, I record the bird sounds as well as memorizing visual features and then, at home, compare my recordings to those on the Thayer PC birding software. After I think I have a match, I use my recording as well as the Thayer software to memorize the birds' calls and songs. This gives a personal meaning to the memorization process, as I associate my recording with a particular time and place and experience. (Of course I recognize that the professional software includes a greater number of calls and songs of a particular species than I'll hear in the field.) Good luck, Richard > ** Original Subject: [MDOSPREY] Birding by Ear advice > ** Original Sender: Kerry Stone > ** Original Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 15:36:42 -0400 > ** Original Message follows... > > 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 > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > Richard McGuinness Greenbelt, MD torich1@mindspring.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================