Spent some time this cold grey morning outside for the Great Backyard Bird Count. I saw only the usual flocks of house sparrows and starlings that live near the parking lot garden.
According to Merlin’s listening feature, I heard the neighbor blue jay (yep) and a cardinal (also a neighbor) and a house finch. Never seen a house finch!

#gbbc #gbbc2026 #merlinBirdID #InvisibleButAudible #bird

Neighborhood birds recorded & identified on this morning’s walk in NE Tucson, Arizona: phainopepla, northern cardinal, mourning dove, verdin, rufous-winged sparrow, song sparrow, Gila woodpecker, house finch. #merlinbirdid

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#merlinBirdID

Die Weidenmeise ähnelt optisch stark der Sumpfmeise. Deswegen ist der Gesang das beste Unterscheidungsmerkmal (danke @merlin.bird.id).
Die Weidenmeise ist eine der wenigen Meisenarten, die ihre Bruthöhle selber baut. Hierfür braucht sie morsche Baumstämme und Äste, in die sie die kleinen Höhlen hacken kann. Am häufigsten findet man die Weidenmeise in feuchten, unterholzreichen Mischwäldern mit Weiden, Erlen und Birken, in höheren Lagen, aber auch in Nadelwäldern. Die auch Mönchsmeise genannte Meise ernährt sich vor allem von Insekten, deren Larven, Spinnen und anderen wirbellosen Tieren sowie Sämereien.

Quelle: www.nabu.de

#weidenmeise #willowtit #südtirol #altoadige #nabu #merlinbirdid #wildlifephotography #animals #naturephotography #wildlife #tierfotografie #natur #beautifulbirds #vogelwelt #vogelbeobachtung #morebirdpics #canon #canonphotos #canonphotography #canoneosr6markii
Call me geezer if you want, but man! Merin Bird ID is a fantastic app… https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org #merlinbirdid #birds #birdid #birdsong
Merlin Bird ID - Home

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar

Merlin Bird ID - Free, instant bird identification help and guide for thousands of birds

What Counts as Wild? On Doves, Junglefowl, and Birding Semantics in the Grenadines

While in Bequia, I saw, heard, and photographed African Collared-Doves. In St. Vincent, I encountered Eurasian Collared-Doves, both vocal and visible. In both cases, Merlin ID instantly recognised them—no disclaimers, no qualifiers. Just birds. Wild ones, apparently. What I didn’t see were Red Junglefowl. But I heard them. Their crowing echoed from hillsides and yards,…

https://islandinthenet.com/what-counts-as-wild-on-doves-junglefowl-and-birding-semantics-in-the-grenadines/

What Counts as Wild? On Doves, Junglefowl, and Birding Semantics in the Grenadines - Island in the Net

While in Bequia, I saw, heard, and photographed African Collared-Doves. In St. Vincent, I encountered Eurasian Collared-Doves, both vocal and visible. In both cases, Merlin ID instantly recognised …

Island in the Net
@emsquared Thanks! And yes! Merlin really is amazing and deserves major kudos. http://merlinbirdid.com 
They even have tag too :) #MerlinBirdID
Merlin Bird ID - Home

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar

Merlin Bird ID - Free, instant bird identification help and guide for thousands of birds
Ever wonder what birds you’re hearing in the woods or by the lake? 🐦
We tested the Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell Lab — it ID’d swans, geese & more using just audio.
Even works offline.
https://youtu.be/03SRRNfLtZo
#MerlinBirdID #Birdwatching #TechForNature #OfflineApps #ACast734 #AwesomeCast
Discovering Birds with Merlin ID – Tech in the Wild

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Sounds like the cuckoos are still here.

#Birds #MerlinBirdID

My mum told me about an app that listens out for #birds and then identifies them from their #birdsong. I knew there were a lot of birds here, but during a ten minute period at the weekend it identified all of these!

It then plays back whatever you want it to, so you can learn to identify the birds by ear.

The app is called Merlin. It’s free. It’s my new favourite thing. http://merlinbirdid.com

#MerlinBirdID

Merlin Bird ID - Home

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar

Merlin Bird ID - Free, instant bird identification help and guide for thousands of birds