gthang
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As many of you now know, I'm a hearing-impaired birder. However, I've been listening to the sounds that I hear when I'm down at the pond.
I would like some advice on how to improve my chances of spotting a bird after hearing it, and also how to amplify the sounds (all without spending a dime!).
I just got back from the pond, and must say there was a noticable difference between listening with a hooded shirt, and listening without a hooded shirt. To me, the hooded shirt not only serves as an amplification device, it also helps narrow the search area down. In fact I spotted more birds after hearing them than I have up until this point. Normally, I only see the birds when they fly out in front of me. Now, with my hood on hy head, the bird sounds were amplified and got louder the closer I turned toward the sound. In fact, I heard a mewing kind-of sound, and when I turned toward it, I saw a Grey Catbird (there were two of them later on, and they were probably defending their nest). I also spotted a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker; It seems to be at the same exact height on the same exact tree every time I see it (Probably a nest?). I could hear a bird crying like crazy from the same tree when there was nothing there.
Does anybody have advice for me to increase my chances of finding the bird that's calling, and also, I've been wanting to find a Kingfisher or an Owl down there. Any advice to find these birds?
I would like some advice on how to improve my chances of spotting a bird after hearing it, and also how to amplify the sounds (all without spending a dime!).
I just got back from the pond, and must say there was a noticable difference between listening with a hooded shirt, and listening without a hooded shirt. To me, the hooded shirt not only serves as an amplification device, it also helps narrow the search area down. In fact I spotted more birds after hearing them than I have up until this point. Normally, I only see the birds when they fly out in front of me. Now, with my hood on hy head, the bird sounds were amplified and got louder the closer I turned toward the sound. In fact, I heard a mewing kind-of sound, and when I turned toward it, I saw a Grey Catbird (there were two of them later on, and they were probably defending their nest). I also spotted a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker; It seems to be at the same exact height on the same exact tree every time I see it (Probably a nest?). I could hear a bird crying like crazy from the same tree when there was nothing there.
Does anybody have advice for me to increase my chances of finding the bird that's calling, and also, I've been wanting to find a Kingfisher or an Owl down there. Any advice to find these birds?