Despite a couple of wildlife degrees, and a lifelong interest in the living world, I've never had three-tenths of a clue about birds. They're small and twittery and @#$%&!! difficult to spot, at least for me.
But I do have excellent hearing, and I've starting paying close attention to the wonderfully intricate songs in the woods this time of year. Trouble is, I don't have an easy way of matching what I'm hearing to a particular name. Most field guides don't describe calls in the same way that I hear them; and while I love the Macaulay Library, it's all guesswork and shots in the dark. So, I'd like to know if there's anyone out there with the time, patience and bird-lore to answer the occasional email describing the calls I hear. If anyone's interested in helping a complete novice learn what he's hearing, please reply to me off-list, and accept my thanks in advance.
