How Birds Hear AMHERST, MA (wfcr) - Although many of us appreciate listening to songbirds, it turns out that what we hear is very different than what they hear. Birds hear with much greater acuity than humans. This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders takes a closer look at this aspect of a songbird's life-- how it hears and how it makes sounds. © Copyright 2012, wfcr