Hi Barbara, That's a Say's Phoebe. And yes, you can import videos into the app as well as audio from other apps, although it's easiest to record straight onto Merlin.
Since we're on the subject, I thought I would put out a quick public service reminder regarding Merlin and reporting birds to eBird. Merlin Sound ID is an amazing resource to help birders learn bird sounds and pick up more on the birds around them. We're also working hard to expand Sound ID to other parts of the world (many species in Europe are already covered). However, it's important for all of us to remember that the IDs Merlin gives are suggestions, or best guesses. We're achieving spectacular accuracy thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers who have annotated thousands of recordings, but bird sounds are variable, and some are just as tricky for Merlin as they are for birders (think Dark-eyed Junco vs. Pine Warbler etc.) So please, DO NOT simply take Merlin's word for an ID when it comes to adding it to your eBird checklist. Use it as a starting point, and try to confirm visually or by comparing the recording to others before settling on an ID. If Merlin suggests something uncommon and you think it's correct, please upload your recording along with the observation in eBird. Thanks! Jay McGowan Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:20 PM Barbara Hotchkiss <barahotchk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here’s the songbird in question; heard/seen in Boulder CO > https://share.icloud.com/photos/053Nl_RqRT3l4PlHfyzo0fiKg > > Warm regards, > Bar’bara’ > > On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby <n...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get this off my chest: > > Merlin’s sound ID function is the absolute bees knees! Thank you so very > much to its developers. > > Merlin has engaged my friends and family in ways I have not seen before. > My husband, for example, “likes“ birds but won’t even pick up a pair of > binoculars. Last night he said “get your phone and come out front quick!” > because, he said, the bird sounds were astounding (and they were). He stood > there with Merlin for the longest time, turning, recording and listening, > and the look on his face was great. This morning he grabbed my phone again > walking along the East Hill trail….. > > Thank you, Merlin people! Thank you sound library people! So amazing. > > Nita Irby > Dryden > > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
