Thanks, Chuck,

It would make sense that to communicate with Merlin, one would “tweet”. . .  
but I don’t either.

Gary

> On Jul 10, 2021, at 1:37 PM, Charles Hundertmark <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Here’s what Merlin folks offer as a feedback route:
> 
> "If you’ve tried Sound ID in Merlin, we’d love to hear about your experience. 
> You can get in touch on Twitter, where the Macaulay Library is 
> @MacaulayLibrary <https://twitter.com/macaulaylibrary?lang=en>."
> 
> I’ve avoided Twitter, so doesn’t work for me.
> 
> Chuck
> 
>> On Jul 10, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Gary Brower <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Chip, Jeff, Charles, et al,
>> 
>> Thanks for the great info on the backgrounds of BirdNet and Merlin. I know 
>> that these will get better in time. 
>> 
>> Is there a way to let the Merlin-ites know of the false/problematic ID of 
>> the Pine Warbler (in my case), so that they can use that feedback to tweak 
>> things in subsequent releases?
>> 
>> Gary Brower
>> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 10, 2021, at 12:45 PM, Chip Clouse <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I ran into Andrew Spencer and Nathan Pieplow out on the Pawnee a couple of 
>>> weeks ago and Andrew basically said (if I understood correctly) that 
>>> Birdnet and Merlin were different teams of Cornell etc. researchers working 
>>> on the same question separately. He said Merlin should be more accurate 
>>> than Birdnet and will also get better with time. It only recognizes a 
>>> limited number of species currently and I've had it suggest crazy things 
>>> way out of range. Eventually it will be amazing and I'm already impressed.
>>> 
>>> Chip Clouse
>>> Erie, CO
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 12:37 PM Gary Brower <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> Thanks, Jeff.
>>> 
>>> I used Bird Net too, before Merlin.  I agree about Merlin’s interface being 
>>> a lot more user-friendly.    I wasn’t sure how to do the upload, though, so 
>>> your email was helpful.
>>> 
>>> BirdNet says Dark-Eyed Junco, with Chipping Sparrow second, and Flammulated 
>>> Owl third.  I’ll go with DEJU!
>>> 
>>> Interesting, that BirdNet was (is?) associated with Cornell, too . . . and 
>>> that they’d give such different results!
>>> 
>>> Gary Brower
>>> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 10, 2021, at 9:24 AM, Jeff Percell <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I've been using the Merlin Bird Sound app since it was first released in 
>>>> beta. I've found that while it's amazing, I've also seen several false 
>>>> IDs, particularly when there is some background noise such as wind. 
>>>> 
>>>> You also might try to upload the audio here, which is the API behind Bird 
>>>> NET, which is an app I was using prior to Merlin (which I've now switched 
>>>> over to Merlin because it's a lot more user friendly).
>>>> 
>>>> https://birdnet.cornell.edu/api/ <https://birdnet.cornell.edu/api/>
>>>> 
>>>> Also, you might upload your sound somewhere that makes it a little easier 
>>>> for others to view, such as an eBird checklist (which as the ID is in 
>>>> question, upload it as Passerine sp. initially). 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jeff Percell
>>>> Weld County
>>>> 
>>>> On Friday, July 9, 2021 at 7:52:32 PM UTC-6 [email protected] 
>>>> <http://gmail.com/> wrote:
>>>> COBirders, 
>>>> 
>>>> Yesterday, I participated in David Hallock’s Indian Peaks Breeding Bird 
>>>> Count. My “area” was the Woodland Lake Trail (accessed from Hessie 
>>>> Trailhead, near Nederland). I kept hearing a bird that I couldn’t quite 
>>>> identify. It didn’t sound quite like a Chipping Sparrow or Dark-eyed 
>>>> Junco, so I thought I’d try the new Merlin Bird Sound app (which is 
>>>> amazing, I must say). Without hesitation, or providing any other 
>>>> suggestions, it identified the sound/bird as a Pine Warbler. Since eBird 
>>>> designates that bird as “rare”, I don’t want to say that that’s what it 
>>>> was, solely on the basis of the call. 
>>>> 
>>>> I have a recording that I’m happy to share, if someone would like to help 
>>>> me (and Merlin) make the right (pardon the pun) “call”. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks so much! 
>>>> 
>>>> Gary Brower 
>>>> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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