Agree on the Merlin app. I was able to hear and find a Black Throated Blue
Warbler on our property that I never would have known to look for had it
not been for the sound ID
On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 8:34 AM Carol Evans <evanscarol75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ditto on Merlin! It’s such a terrific app—I’ve picked up birds I wouldBlessings,
have missed in the spring warbler cacophony and am learning a lot.
Some great features: it records what you are hearing and lists the birds
along with their songs—both what you have recorded and official recordings
of multiple song versions for each bird to help you later compare and
confirm. When recording, the bird’s name lights up in real time when it
detects their song. It keeps those lists for you to refer to later,
whether to learn more or report to ebird.
My only qualm is that there are times I’m torn between watching for a
listed bird to light up to be sure of what I’m hearing, and actually
looking for the bird to confirm by sight! Both are valuable and important
and yet…
But there have been so many I’ve been able to confirm by sight and sound
that I would have missed before that I can readily overlook that small
thing.
Kudos to Cornell for yet another fabulous contribution to birding!
Sent from my iPhone
On May 6, 2022, at 7:39 AM, Lisa Mease <rvamedic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why couldn’t it be frogs? There are many species of tree frogs in
Virginia. My other thought is Gray Catbird. They make some very odd sounds.
I am loving Merlin’s new sound ID feature. It has solved many mysteries
for me. You should definitely check it out.
-Lisa
On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 12:51 Zwicky, Eric <ezwicky2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was walking yesterday on the Buttermilk Trail (South side of the James
between Reedy Creek and Belle-Isle) and I heard what sounded like a deep
croaking of a frog, but it was coming from up in a tree, and so was the
reply.
What bird makes a sound like a protracted frog's croak?
Eric Z
Southside Richmond
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