Subject: ID by ear ? not .....
Date: May 22 18:51:39 1999
From: Mary Manson - tonihawr at email.msn.com


>Toni writes:
>
>>I have been waiting for someone to explain to me why I felt that ID by ear
>>is not acceptable - just in case somebody *really* thought it was .....
>>and this seems to be a fairly good explanation on why NOT .....


(snip)
>Flycatcher E. oberholseri except when the latter is doing it's 'Vespers'
>song of 'dew-hic'. It really does sound like it's saying that, too, BTW,
>with a tiny little pluck-note just before the 'dew' if you're really close,
>so a typical song goes something like
>'kdew-hic....kdew...kdew...kdew-hic...kdew-hic'.
>
>Cool song on a summer evening.
>
>But the same principle covers call-ID as any other: guess for practice,
>only, and take notes when you don't know or you're not sure. From
>experience, it really helps to be in the presence of someone who actually
>knows and is willing to help you learn by testing your ear's acuity and
your
>memory for fine-point difference.
>
>Michael Price


Thank you, Michael, you'd make a great mentor if you're not already into
that !

Toni