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 <jw...@cornell.edu> 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 <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 >> 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: 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/ --
