Balrog ( @Balrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English5•2 months agoLove this app. Shout out to fellow birders out there.
embed_me ( @embed_me@programming.dev ) English4•2 months agolooking up a new bird I
sawheard cobra89 ( @cobra89@beehaw.org ) English5•2 months agoWhile yes it has a bird sound ID, you can also use it to ID birds visually by giving your location and answering a few questions, after which it gives you a list of birds from the most probable to least.
Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) English4•2 months agoHow does this compare to birdNET?
FiniteBanjo ( @FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ) English3•2 months agoI miss the what’s this bird subreddit. That place was so lit, I got birds identified within an hour.
ɠισƚԋҽϝʅσɯ ( @giotheflow@lemm.ee ) English2•2 months agoMerlin identifies birds as soon as it thinks it hears one; that is quite nice. I can click on the listed bird and it will jump to the section(s) of the recording where it heard the bird. Iirc birdnet makes you create a selection. I am no expert but they both seem accurate.
IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) English1•2 months agoI’ve tried multiple times to get the song ID to work, but the birdsong has to be so loud in the recording for it to detect it that I rarely get close enough to a bird for it to work. I was sad about that, it seemed so cool. And to be honest, for visual ID, I still prefer a bird book. Maybe it’s just a me thing.
Spendrill ( @Spendrill@lemm.ee ) English2•2 months agoThank you for bringing this to my attention.
molave ( @mo_lave@reddthat.com ) English2•2 months agobrb looking at birbs
jared ( @jared@mander.xyz ) English2•2 months agoAnyone know of any other good similar apps? I’ve tried multiple plant ID apps over the years but none I’d recommend.
TWeaK ( @TWeaK@lemm.ee ) English3•2 months agoWhoBIRD has been working well for me. Doesn’t have the visual ID stuff that Merlin has, but it’s FOSS and identifies by sound, based on location and time of year.
Granted, I don’t know enough to know when it’s wrong, and I bet it’s not great for identifying rare birds, but it’s fun.
garrett ( @garrett@lemm.ee ) English2•2 months agoI totally agree. whoBIRD is amazing.
I did use BirdNet for quite some time before whoBIRD was available, but it’s so great to be able to open up the app (whoBIRD) wherever and have it identify the birds we’re hearing without having to wait for a network round trip. The somewhat recent feature of showing bird photos in whoBIRD is nice as well.
Running the app from time to time has had me notice birds in the area I would’ve otherwise missed.
Thanks to the app, I saw a long tailed tit for the first time and even managed to get a few photos! (They were mixed in with other bird song, but the app said they were singing in the area too. After a little searching, we found them.)
Photos:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/677904448182940941
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/678023083037619560
It’s definitely an app that would make someone install F-Droid on Android if they haven’t already. (As it’s only available on F-Droid and not Google Play.)
WamGams ( @WamGams@lemmy.ca ) English1•2 months agoMerlin isn’t open source?
TWeaK ( @TWeaK@lemm.ee ) English1•2 months agoI don’t think so, it also includes at least 4 trackers.
pruneaue [she/her] ( @pruneaue@infosec.pub ) English2•2 months agoGot like all my redneck family members to download this and they love it so much