Scott
With the madness happening at Reddit, is there a place people go for bird ID? I know I could use iNaturalist but I like the idea of a community. Can we start #whatsthisbird?
Jun 22, 2023 at 4:52pmWeb
Show threadneville parkJun 22, 2023
@scott eBird and Merlin are popular, I understand, but I would love it if there were a solid community of bird-identifiers on here!
Show threaddecibyteJun 22, 2023
@scott as a start, I'm now following the hashtag.
Show threadMx. Luna Corbden 🐸Jun 22, 2023

@scott @eheisman I came across this site while trying to figure out if the starlings were mimicking hawk sounds (they were).

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

Search, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Detailed information for more than 600 North American bird species, including ID help, browse by shape and taxonomy, and deeper articles.

Show threadJeff MoeJun 22, 2023

@scott

If you go down the rabbit hole of iNaturalist, you're just going to find big tech tracking, Disney, etc. too. :(

I like a more libre way. :)

For plants, this is the most libre system I could find:

https://plantnet.org

I haven't found one without issues for birds yet.

I'd love to do this via Mastodon because I have lots of birds, but no clue about what's what. :)

Accueil - Pl@ntNet

Avec l'application Pl@ntNet, identifiez une plante à partir d'une photo, et rejoignez un projet de sciences participatives sur la biodiversité végétale

Pl@ntNet
Show threadScottJun 22, 2023
@jebba Plantnet looks very cool, thanks for recommending it!
Show threadLorenJun 22, 2023
@scott i'm following the hashtag now, i think this is a great idea, if anyone has birds from the eastern US i can probably help id and i know there are many others here who can id for other parts of the world as well!
Show threadAnne CamozziJun 23, 2023
@scott @Soror_Peregrina @Soror_Peregrina here’s a hashtag to follow !