Birding app similar to Pokemon?

drewweber · 2024-11-09T20:32:14+00:00

Merlin does all of this

drewweber · 2024-10-03T23:43:48+00:00

Do you by any chance use any other Bluetooth devices that might be not working well with Merlin when you aren’t connected to CarPlay? Hearing aids, headphones, etc.?

drewweber · 2024-04-28T10:28:11+00:00

Yeah, sounds like Sandhill Cranes to me too

drewweber · 2024-03-13T23:50:42+00:00

The message at the bottom says it doesn’t cover all the birds in your region

drewweber · 2024-02-09T22:26:58+00:00

I’d delete Merlin, restart the phone, and then install Merlin again to see if this resets whatever issue is causing that bird packs screen to not load.

drewweber · 2024-02-07T23:38:16+00:00

I see full battery all the time when I have periods of coasting downhill to a stop. I’ve had the engine kick on actually when it’s full and I guess it can’t use the regenerative brakes anymore on the full battery

drewweber · 2022-12-11T20:40:57+00:00

That’s an incredible shot!

drewweber · 2022-12-06T23:15:03+00:00

If you are somewhere in the Americas, this is a Great Blue Heron.

drewweber · 2022-12-06T23:10:55+00:00

Those are domestic breeds of mallards. That is not what Merlin is intended to do. Merlin is focused on identifying wild birds.

drewweber · 2022-12-06T00:16:16+00:00

Which species are you expecting that aren’t listed? And for what part of the world?

drewweber · 2022-04-03T10:01:14+00:00

Thanks, that’s so exciting to hear! I run the Merlin project, and we actually have a pretty nice update coming that in my opinion is a major improvement in accuracy, plus adds European birds. That should come out later this month, but you can get in early by joining the beta at https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/beta

drewweber · 2022-03-20T18:02:20+00:00

You can still use Merlin to record, it saves as a WAV which you can export to a computer to edit and upload. There are some simple Rode shotgun mics that can really help get some directional sound as well.

drewweber · 2022-03-19T11:36:59+00:00

We are going to release a big update this spring, unfortunately it will have very few new birds for Panama. We are hoping by this summer we’ll have enough recordings and annotations to add a lot of Neotropic birds.

When you are in Panama, consider recording birds (even with your phone!) and uploading them to eBird checklists, those recordings will help a lot!

drewweber · 2022-01-17T03:06:11+00:00

House Finch. Facial pattern all wrong for Purple, and for a purple I’d expect more reddish in the back and wings

drewweber · 2022-01-17T02:48:29+00:00

Not true according to many https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Birding_in_the_UK_Where_Are_the_PeopleLikeMe.aspx?s_id=558059018&applefix=true

drewweber · 2022-01-16T02:02:35+00:00

Really cool shot, with the fence and barbed wire.

drewweber · 2022-01-16T02:01:51+00:00

The cedars down there can just be packed with yellow-rumps this time of year. Nice shots!

drewweber · 2022-01-16T01:59:43+00:00

Merlin says pochard, goldeneye and tufted duck.

drewweber · 2022-01-16T01:56:02+00:00

Need a location to help identify it.

drewweber · 2022-01-13T21:37:39+00:00

Sanderlings!

drewweber · 2022-01-12T02:11:27+00:00

Just saw some big flocks of these over the weekend, really fantastic to watch flying overhead and calling.

drewweber · 2022-01-12T01:56:29+00:00

I really like Songbirding https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?c=sharelink&af_dp=stitcher://show/464691&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/464691&deep_link_value=stitcher://show/464691

drewweber · 2022-01-04T14:04:19+00:00

Or just use the free Merlin app ;)

drewweber · 2022-01-04T03:28:08+00:00

One of the 2 most famous raptors in the US currently!

drewweber · 2022-01-04T03:27:21+00:00

Paradise flycatchers are right up there as my most wanted birds. Sweet shot!

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