Cult of Mac

Easily identify the birds you hear with Merlin Bird ID [Awesome Apps]

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

An update to Merlin Bird ID app will turn millions of birdwatchers like me into citizen scientists

Our birdsong recordings will be used to help monitor bird populations ...
Yahoo

The free Merlin app can record and identify thousands of bird calls, and now I’m hooked

Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...
Lifehacker

This App Can ID Any Bird In Your Neighborhood by Sight or Sound

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...
AOL

The 8 Best Apps and Tools for Identifying Birds, According to Experts

Whether you're a self-proclaimed ornithophile or you simply enjoy the occasional backyard bird sighting, there's always something new to learn about these winged creatures. But with more than 800 bird ...
Inverse

I Can't Stop Using This Free App That Uses AI to Identify Birds

Other than cars, the thing I hear most often at home is birds. I live in Southern California, in a relatively suburban neighborhood, outside of an even more metropolitan downtown. I don’t get the ...
PC Magazine

Calling All Bird Lovers: We're Obsessed With This Identification App

Connecting with nature is beneficial, even when you use technology to do it. And the barrier to entry is almost non-existent with the fun and free Merlin Bird ID app. I'm an expert in software and ...
Buffalo Rising

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

I first discovered Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology earlier this summer, when I was trying to figure out the identity of a particular bird of prey in my neighborhood. After looking at a ...
ZDNet

This AI-powered app makes identifying birds a breeze (with one tricky exception)

Next to insects, birds sadly seem to get short shrift from humans. We remain powerfully drawn to scenes of lions hunting in the Kalahari desert or rhinos jousting in eastern India, but remain mostly ...
Star Tribune

A veteran bird-watcher gives Merlin bird ID app a test drive

Merlin was on the job at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park one recent day, helping birders identify bird songs. Not Merlin the storied magician, although what was happening could be ...
CNET

This Bird ID App Has Helped Me Practice Mindfulness More Than Any Meditation App

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, the deputy editor at So Yummy and the senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 12 years, Anna has also written ...