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16 cze 2017 · He’s creating an app called BirdGenie, which will allow users to identify birds through field recordings. This recording from the Etosha Pans in Namibia includes more than birds—it starts with elephants (as they drink, their calls pick up the gurgling sound of water), and then picks up Double-banded Sandgrouse, a lion, and a jackal.
This app lets you record a file using the internal microphone of your Android or iOS device and an artificial neural network will tell you the most probable bird species present in your recording. We use the native sound recording feature of smartphones and tablets as well as the GPS-service to make predictions based on location and date.
12 kwi 2017 · How to Start Identifying Birds by Their Songs and Calls Chances are you're always using your ears while birding. But if you make it more intentional, you'll see the feathered world in a whole new light.
12 kwi 2017 · The sheer volume of songs and calls can often feel overwhelming for birders, but these sounds offer both an opportunity and a challenge. Follow along with our birding-by-ear series to learn how to better ID birds through their vocalizations.
The collection of bird songs and calls featured in the “Birds of North America Field Guide” on the National Audubon Society website is comprised of over 2500 recordings depicting the sound repertoires of 680 species.
Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard.
Spring migration is a great season to brush up on bird song as a tool for identification, but vocalizations are fascinating for more than just ID. Scientific study of bird vocalizations is leading to better understanding of bird behavior and evolution.
