<![CDATA[Speaking of apps....]]>Mrs. Phibes just showed me Merlin, developed by Cornell.

It identifies bird song from your phone and lists the birds surrounding you - as far as I can tell, it's very accurate - a lot more than me. Apparently what I thought was a hawk is actually a robin.

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/39492/speaking-of-apps....RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 22:42:38 GMTFri, 17 Apr 2026 19:12:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Speaking of apps.... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:55:52 GMT]]>I downloaded it 2 or 3 years ago as there was a weird bird in my yard. Turned out to be a green heron, I believe.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361224https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361224Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:55:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speaking of apps.... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:55:20 GMT]]>Umm so weird you started this thread today. While I have used it for a couple years, this morning I used it for the first time this year. My 3 year old loves doing it. In Minnesota in the morning this time of year you'll hear at the minimum: woodpecker, cardinal (my fave), grackle, finch, chickadee, robin, red-wing blackbird.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361223https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361223Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:55:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speaking of apps.... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:40:12 GMT]]>Been using it for years. I think i was a early beta tester. Not that I use it that often, but it has been very good at identifying birds from photos I take using the phone.

Lol how do you mistake a Robin for a Hawk?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361222https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/361222Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:40:12 GMT