I think that it is actually well done. I have used it on recorded songs, and they have come out spot on, The very best part is it actually picks up songs of several birds that may be singing, and even picks up sounds that my ears did not hear. It will give you suggestions of all the birds it "hears".
Bez Bezuidenhout Arapahoe County On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 2:42 PM Nathan Pieplow <npiep...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's true that Merlin Sound ID will get better with time. Right now it > only recognizes 458 species. It's also likely to work better with songs > than with calls, and it works better when you are in an area with cell > service. If you have no service, it can't check its list of suggestions > against what's expected to be in your area at that time. > > And Chuck is right to recommend thinking of it as "Merlin Sound > Suggestions." In fact, the word the Merlin team uses for the bird names > that pop up is "predictions." > > > https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/2021/06/22/behind-the-scenes-of-sound-id-in-merlin/ > > But it is a pretty cool feat of coding, and I highly recommend getting out > and testing it for yourself. > > Nathan Pieplow > Boulder > > On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 1:37 PM Charles Hundertmark < > chundertma...@gmail.com> 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 <grb4...@gmail.com> 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 <chip.clo...@gmail.com> 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 <grb4...@gmail.com> 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 <jeff.perc...@gmail.com> >>> 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/ >>> >>> 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 grb...@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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >>> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >>> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >>> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9bf33e5c-cf61-4cca-8073-e76594d34287n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9bf33e5c-cf61-4cca-8073-e76594d34287n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >>> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >>> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >>> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/E6274A21-E4B0-4ACC-8E2A-9ED40F711CBF%40gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/E6274A21-E4B0-4ACC-8E2A-9ED40F711CBF%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DFDE5A60-68CA-49D7-9F27-7FEA4056C931%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DFDE5A60-68CA-49D7-9F27-7FEA4056C931%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/026E40B5-E976-4212-A281-31EBDF3380AB%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/026E40B5-E976-4212-A281-31EBDF3380AB%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. 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