Jay I wonder if you can say what we should do if we know song ID is incorrect. I got worm eating warbler for chipping sparrow down by vas’s park rink today and I clicked no match. Is that the best way to tri and alert Merlin to an incorrect choice?
Linda Orkin > On Jul 6, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > This is a good reminder that the new Sound ID function in Merlin is a great > way to cue into new sounds and learn to ID birds, but should never be taken > as the final word on an identification. In this case, trilling species like > Worm-eating Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and even Pine Warbler > can be challenging for even experienced birders to identify with confidence, > and the sound ID model has trouble being sure as well. Juncos in particular > pose a challenge, with their extreme variation between individuals. So > certainly, if you're in the right habitat, look a little harder for a bird > flagged as a possible Worm-eating, but in the cases you describe, these were > almost certainly Chipping Sparrows. > > P.S. I'd be happy to take a listen to a recording if you want to send it > privately. > > Jay > >> On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 6:38 PM Barbara Bauer Sadovnic <bsadov...@htva.net> >> wrote: >> The same thing happened to me today, also while eating breakfast on my >> porch, in Enfield! I also tried BirdNET, and got the same result, although >> that might have been a “wild guess.” When I went looking for it I thought I >> saw a chipping sparrow, but couldn’t get a good look. >> >> Later in the day the bird (I think the same bird) was closer, and was >> identified as a chipping sparrow. But I couldn’t find it. >> >> Just now I heard it again, and again Merlin thought “worm-eating warbler.” >> When I got closer Merlin changed his mind to chipping sparrow, and when I >> finally got a good look, I did see chipping sparrow, singing. >> >> I am really enjoying the new Merlin. >> >>>> On Jul 4, 2021, at 1:15 PM, KitKat PonyBird <kitkatponyb...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> While enjoying breakfast on my back porch today, I heard an unfamiliar >>> bird. The new Sound ID on the Merlin app came up with Worm-eating Warbler. >>> >>> Merlin says this bird is rare for this area. I heard at least three of the >>> same song from different locations at nearly the same time. Still hearing >>> them around. >>> >>> I did a couple of recordings, but don't know (yet) how to share them. It's >>> definitely different from the chipping sparrows I usually hear. >>> >>> Wish I'd been able to get a visual. >>> >>> Happy Birding >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > jw...@cornell.edu > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
