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Pretty sure this is an American Robin but I'm new to this.

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[โ€“] nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Does Merlin do images? I thought it only did sounds.

That said, I use Seek by iNautralist for image identification.

Edit: after making this comment i opened the app and actually looked at the interface beyond the green microphone button i polish as soon as I normally open it. Sure enough there is an id by photo button. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] Durandal@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It will do images, sounds, or step by step id. Because it's by cornell university and they also run eBird.. you can connect the two if you want also.

[โ€“] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks! I will look into using it for other ids!

[โ€“] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The sound ID is really fun and impressive. I like going on a walk through a park or woods and seeing how many birds it identifies from sound alone.

[โ€“] Durandal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

I really like using it that way.. then I can start training myself to ID them by sound by using the app's ID as a cheat sheet.