Bird call identification

I did a sitewide search and didn't find anything on the topic, so here's something really neat for those who love birds, self-education, and getting to know your land and its inhabitants better.

Cornell University's Ornithology Lab and its Macaulay Library archives created and maintains a free "Merlin Bird ID" app. The most useful feature of the app for me has been its sound identification. It borders on magical. The creators used machine learning, training it to recognize distinct bird calls from millions of recordings. It is continuing to learn from the recordings app users are adding when they record their local bird sounds.

Tools like Merlin are so useful for self-education, helping simple people like me become more intimately acquainted with the land and all of its inhabitants. It is available for both iPhone and Android devices, so it is in your app store.

Did I mention that it is free? This is crowdsourcing at its finest.

P.S. Yes I did see this thread: https://permies.com/t/32636/binoculars-Great-Backyard-Bird-Count

It is from over a decade ago when Cornell was still in the photo identification phase of the project. They've come so far and continue to push the envelope!

Jim

Is there a link?

John,

Go to your app store and type in "Merlin Bird ID" and the free app will download to your phone.

Also this: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

John F Dean wrote:Is there a link?