Some birds declare that you should “Drink your teeeee” while others go on about Potato Chips and Beer. Still others advocate for Cheer Cheer!
Birding by ear can be tough but we came across this great sheet of bird mnemonics that you can use to help with that.
It’s fun to be walking through the woods, hear a call and know who else is there with you without having to necessarily see that friend.
Give it a shot — and feel free to make up your own rhymes too. Whatever works!
You can also see the mnemonics above and others via these websites too:
http://www.fernbank.edu/Birding/mnemonics.htm
http://www.caculo.com/mnemonics.htm
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/05/17/birdpoem/