I have a great little app on my phone called Merlin - it’s basically Shazam for bird song. Always fun to see who’s back in the area - today is the first time this Spring for the chickadees.
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Today's fun discovery; the Merlin Bird ID app. Now, every time I hear some bird calls, I whip it out to take a recording.
It identifies well even against strong winds, loud wind chimes, and shouty kids.
Let's see if I can haul my arse out of bed to record the dawn chorus this weekend.
🐦⬛#BirdLife #Birding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #MerlinBirdID
Weird #iOS bug: This (and only this) app has this drop shadow behind its description. No amount of tweaking seems to remove it 🤷
Edit: More precisely, all app icon text has a drop shadow, but only #MerlinBirdID is misaligned.
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!
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