Ed:

Alas, we do not have the golden ear. We lost that years ago, sigh!. At least we
do not fake it.

Gene

Edwin Lamb wrote:

> Andy Stepniewski wrote:
>
> >" A significant number of forest songbirds were "heard only" sightings.
> This
> > May-July dependence on songs and calls was especially driven home to me as
> a
> > leader, who dearly wished more of these birds would expose themselves to
> our
> > binos. Without playback tapes, one simply does not see many species
> > readily. We did not use tapes, save for the Hermit Warbler." >
>
> No one wishes more than I for visual contact but I surely do wish I could
> hear them as well. I expect it is hard for those of us with good hearing to
> imagine what the loss of it means to those of us who love birds. About the
> only bird I can hear any more is the Crow. Hearing aides in both ears are
> barely enough to let me communicate with people and just don't cut it with
> the birds. What a severe handicap this is! It makes visual sighting much
> more difficult and all the more precious.
>
> Ed Lamb, Bellevue, WA