Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Tony carapella]

I was out in Arizona and without merlin I would have been lost….I did confirm 
all sound ID with photos for life list birds or at least visually confirmed 
them.
Again what an amazing app!! Fast and accurate.

Tony carapella
toneloc1...@gmail.com



> On May 25, 2022, at 6:47 PM, James Gaffney  wrote:
> 
> I agree wholeheartedly. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to find birds whose 
> songs I’m not familiar with. I was out in Arizona last week and the sound ID 
> helped me find birds I had never seen before. 
> Question to the group.  If Merlin picks up a bird that is a life list bird 
> and you don’t eyeball it can you list it as heard?  I would think not but I’m 
> interested in thoughts from you all 
> Jim Gaffney 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 25, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Barbara Hotchkiss  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Many thanks, as always, for your edifying info! Love this little singer’s 
>> melody, what that little phoebe says?!
>> Warmly,
>> Bar’bara’
>> 
>>> On May 25, 2022, at 12:42 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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 >> > 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 >>> > 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
 
 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Dave Nutter]

About Life Lists, I’m sure organizations have rules, but unless you are trying 
to make the list for the organization, it’s your life and your list, so you can 
make your own criteria. 

For myself, a new species which I encounter will necessarily be unfamiliar and 
may be confusing, so I may be uncertain at first. Also, birds which are not new 
species to me may appear different enough to be suspected to be new. I’m not 
the best at studying and memorizing the field marks of unexpected species 
beforehand, so these are learning experiences as I try to figure out what I 
found. But over the course of many such situations (including months in Costa 
Rica, which hosts as many bird species as the US & Canada within and area the 
size of West Virginia, before Costa Rica had a convenient field guide) I have 
tried to develop the habit of noticing everything I can about an odd bird, so I 
can write my observations in a notebook or an eBird report. 

So, what “counts” for my lists? I don’t need to have known what species the 
bird was at the exact time of the encounter (which may be brief), nor do I need 
to be the person who first made the ID, but I want to have seen or heard enough 
features to distinguish that bird as that species. For me, seeing a new or rare 
bird, and only saying that some other authoritative person identified it, while 
I can’t say why or I didn’t see the field marks or hear the sound well enough, 
well that doesn’t cut it. It’s frustrating, but there are times when I just 
have to say that the bird may well be what they said, but I didn’t see or hear 
it well enough, and it does not go on my list.

If you are with someone who confidently IDs a bird about which you are not 
confident, I think it’s okay to ask how they made the ID. They may not be good 
at explaining, because many birders are not practiced at organizing and 
communicating their observations, but it’s worth asking, and good birders 
should be willing to share their knowledge. 

When I was a field trip leader for Spring Field Ornithology, we took a 
chartered bus on a weekend trip to southern New Jersey in early May, where we 
encountered many species which are not typically found in the Cayuga Lake 
Basin. Also, many of the birders were fairly inexperienced, so there were a lot 
of Life Birds for people. We kept track of what species the group encountered, 
and the rule was that an individual bird had to be identified as that species 
by at least 2 members of the group, and at least 1 of those people had to be a 
student, not a leader. That kept leaders focused on sharing birds with 
students. But if the species is novel to the student, how can the student 
attest to it? I would try to call out the field marks I saw when a bird was in 
view and describe what made a song special in between the times a bird sang, 
and I would review the information with students afterward, preferably with an 
open field guide in hand. I maintained that if the student saw the 
distinguishing field marks or heard the distinguishing sounds, and was 
comfortable saying so, even if the learning happened after the few seconds of 
observation, then that should count as an observation of the species. 

Merlin, however, is not a teacher who studied field guides to remember and 
communicate distinguishing field marks. Merlin is an artificial intelligence 
program which is fed lots of images and recorded vocalizations which people 
have previously categorized as being of a given species as well as many more 
which people have categorized as not that species. But the people don’t tell 
the AI why they believe those IDs to be the case. The program compares and 
“learns” to recognize and distinguish that species, but the AI never 
articulates how or why it reaches that conclusion. So, Merlin is a help, but 
it’s not a teacher. 

Merlin is a fun and useful tool, so use it, but I say then reach for the field 
guide which discusses what distinguishes species from each other. Jot down any 
of those field marks or vocal characteristics which you observed, and any which 
did not agree or which you did not see. For me, this studying & note-taking 
during and after an observation makes it something I can build upon, so I get 
to know the species better during subsequent encounters. 

And, yes, there are birds on my lists which were identified by sound and not 
seen, although I still make an effort to see the bird later, because that is 
more satisfying. And all that goes into my notes within the list. The Alder 
Flycatcher I heard yesterday under the powerlines at Sapsucker Woods is in that 
category for my year list. Little blighter kept singing but was invisible. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On May 25, 2022, at 6:47 PM, James Gaffney  wrote:
> 
> I agree wholeheartedly. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to find birds whose 
> songs I’m not familiar with. I was out in Arizona last week and the sound ID 
> helped me find birds I had never seen before. 
> Question to the 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[James Gaffney]

I agree wholeheartedly. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to find birds whose 
songs I’m not familiar with. I was out in Arizona last week and the sound ID 
helped me find birds I had never seen before. 
Question to the group.  If Merlin picks up a bird that is a life list bird and 
you don’t eyeball it can you list it as heard?  I would think not but I’m 
interested in thoughts from you all 
Jim Gaffney 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 25, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Barbara Hotchkiss  
> wrote:
> 
> Many thanks, as always, for your edifying info! Love this little singer’s 
> melody, what that little phoebe says?!
> Warmly,
> Bar’bara’
> 
>>> On May 25, 2022, at 12:42 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> 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 
>>>  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  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
 
 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Barbara Hotchkiss]

Many thanks, as always, for your edifying info! Love this little singer’s 
melody, what that little phoebe says?!
Warmly,
Bar’bara’

> On May 25, 2022, at 12:42 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:
> 
> 
> 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  
>> 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  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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Jay McGowan]

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 
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  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
>
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Barbara Hotchkiss]

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  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
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Barbara Hotchkiss]

On this beautiful note, any idea what this sweet singer is? (And... is there a 
way to plug in a sound video like this for ID...or does one have to catch the 
song/call ‘live’?)
Warm regards,
Bar’bara’


Warm regards,
Bar’bara’

> On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby  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
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Richard Guthrie]

I agree. With my hearing loss, I’ve lost track of many of the once familiar 
bird songs and calls in my world. Now, with Merlin, I get to know what might be 
out there and know to look around for old friends. 

Rich Guthrie 

> On May 25, 2022, at 11:17 AM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> This morning, my usually 5 minute walk to the mailbox took 25 minutes so... 
> blessing and a curse 藍
> 
>> On Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:02 AM Kathleen P Kramer  wrote:
>> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes long 
>> hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so pleased 
>> with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced his 
>> knowledge of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this wonderful 
>> tool available. 
>> 
>> Kathy Kramer 
>> From: bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  on behalf of Nita L. Irby 
>> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App
>>  
>> 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
>> 
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm]

This morning, my usually 5 minute walk to the mailbox took 25 minutes so...
blessing and a curse 藍

On Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:02 AM Kathleen P Kramer  wrote:

> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes
> long hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so
> pleased with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced
> his knowledge of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this
> wonderful tool available.
>
> Kathy Kramer
> --
> *From:* bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Nita L. Irby <
> n...@cornell.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App
>
> 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
>
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[marsha kardon]

I agree! Thank you Lab of O. Every time I walk and birdwatch I learn a
little bit more.  So much fun and so useful.   Marsha Kardon

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 11:03 AM Kathleen P Kramer  wrote:

> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes
> long hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so
> pleased with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced
> his knowledge of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this
> wonderful tool available.
>
> Kathy Kramer
> --
> *From:* bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Nita L. Irby <
> n...@cornell.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App
>
> 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
>
>
>
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

[Kathleen P Kramer]

I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes long 
hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so pleased 
with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced his knowledge 
of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this wonderful tool 
available.

Kathy Kramer

From: bounce-126576613-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Nita L. Irby 

Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:40:46 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin the App

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



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