I'm not either, but, like you, I like to be able to identify the ones I see around here. It's the same with plants that grow here. As far as birds go, between my Audubon Bird Guide and the internet, I have managed to identify most of those that are frequent visitors.
I saw a Killdeer a few years ago. I thought it was injured because it was flopping around like it's wing was broken. I thought I was going to have to rescue it, until I realized that it was all a big act in order to distract me from her nest! Isn't animal behavior interesting?
"If a predator approaches, a nesting Killdeer performs a conspicuous distraction display, dragging itself as if mortally wounded, often on one foot, its wings seemingly broken and its rusty tail fanned toward the intruder. This feigning of injury is effective in luring the predator away from the eggs or young, at which point the bird then "recovers" and flies off, calling loudly."
That is cool!!
When I lived near the beach in Santa Monica, scrub jays visited our tiny backyard. One day, I took some bird seed out on a paper plate and set it on the picnic table. The scrub jay pecked at it, but the plate kept moving. She then stood there, looked at me and kept squawking until I got the message and dumped the bird seed off the plate onto the table where she could peck successfully.
Being bossed around by a jaybird.... what bliss!!! ;^)