There’s a bird I hear that brings me great joy. I seem to associate its call with warm days in the spring as I sun myself on slow ski lifts and watch the winter melt-off. I was sure it was a Phoebe. But when I went to share the sound and information on the bird with a teammate who lives in South America, I discovered that the Phoebe doesn’t make the sound I heard. So what was it?
This is when I discovered the free BirdNet app from Cornell University. Basically it takes the audio of birds singing, then I can choose a time period. It analyzes the sound and suggests which birds it identifies.
From the results, one can click a link to learn about the bird. Even better, it saves the previous findings. Here is a screencast of one session:
It’s my latest addiction. I even find myself pulling out the app at 4am to catch their wake-up calls. Nature is so awesome.
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Been a long time fan of Cornell’s Lab. They have great Cams also- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/savannah-ospreys/?utm_source=adgrant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BirdCams&utm_content=osprey&gclid=CjwKCAjwxo6IBhBKEiwAXSYBs9BYOfFbsiExERGI4n-nv4KFIlHw9slLductFcegEjVOwpfcnD3sUBoCGK0QAvD_BwE
That is seriously cool. Thanks for sharing!!!!
You’re such a techie!
Wow! You are really into it!! Marvelous!