AI boosts bird sound identification accuracy

In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, AI was trained to classify bird sounds with increasing accuracy. The ...

9 Best Free Apps For Identifying The Birds In Your Yard

Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...
Fast Company

This free app is like Shazam for bird calls

It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away. And that got me thinking: What if a ...
Yahoo

The free Merlin app can record and identify thousands of bird calls, and now I’m hooked

Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...
The Victoria Advocate

Nature Notes: Using Technology to Identify Bird Songs

Every birder knows the wonderful feeling of hearing a new bird, followed by the desire to discover what bird you heard and then the thrill of correct identification. Whether you are a new birder with ...
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Scientists used AI to analyze thousands of bird calls. They found an endangered bird that hadn't been spotted in 30 years

A small, quail-like bird species called the plains-wanderer hasn’t been seen in west Melbourne for decades — but thanks to new artificial intelligence technology, the bird has finally been heard. In a ...
Cult of Mac

Easily identify the birds you hear with Merlin Bird ID [Awesome Apps]

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...
AOL

The Best Birding Apps That Help You Identify Every Bird You See

Birding season has arrived, bringing with it many birds we have yet to identify. Birding apps are the solution, whether you’re hearing an unfamiliar bird call or seeing a species you haven’t ...
Berkshire Eagle

Even the magic Merlin bird-identifying app makes mistakes

Most species I have already detected through the open window. Others I need to be outside and closer to the calling bird. The AI program is set to identify a bird call in 3 seconds, faster than ...
KLTV

Tyler State Park teaches East Texans how to recognize bird calls, highlighting species in the area

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Tyler State Park is offering educational hikes to help visitors learn to recognize the birds around them. “It’s a fun skill to have, just being able to know a bird by its call or ...
Iowa Public Radio

A beginner's guide to bird identification

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...