Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY

Hi Linda, Yes, clicking that will give us a record of it, but it won't be a lot to go on otherwise. One thing that will help long-term would be to make a recording of the bird, then upload it to an eBird checklist (doing some light editing following our best practices

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY

Jay I wonder if you can say what we should do if we know song ID is incorrect. I got worm eating warbler for chipping sparrow down by vas’s park rink today and I clicked no match. Is that the best way to tri and alert Merlin to an incorrect choice? Linda Orkin > On Jul 6, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Ja

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY

This is a good reminder that the new Sound ID function in Merlin is a great way to cue into new sounds and learn to ID birds, but should never be taken as the final word on an identification. In this case, trilling species like Worm-eating Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and even Pine W

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY

The same thing happened to me today, also while eating breakfast on my porch, in Enfield! I also tried BirdNET, and got the same result, although that might have been a “wild guess.” When I went looking for it I thought I saw a chipping sparrow, but couldn’t get a good look. Later in the day t

[cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY

While enjoying breakfast on my back porch today, I heard an unfamiliar bird. The new Sound ID on the Merlin app came up with Worm-eating Warbler. Merlin says this bird is rare for this area. I heard at least three of the same song from different locations at nearly the same time. Still hearing