Danialla - it sucks, don't it?

I'm the same way. It's easy to remember the calls of common birds, but it's hard for me to remember the call of those I've only heard on tape. There's no personal connection for me.

I was out in the woods with my husband one day. He'd spot birds with the binoculars and describe them to me. He was describing some Chickadees to me, but insisted they weren't Chickadees. I knew they were because I could hear them off in the distance where he was looking.

I finally told him we'll have to agree to disagree because they were too far away for me to see. Just at that moment, a Chickadee few over and perched on a branch right where we were sitting. My husband said I don't play fair. He said either I have all the wild birds trained to my command - or he's married to Snow White.