> The sound ID works very well, especially in the jungles/forests of Colombia with zero network availability.

Interesting. I find that the sound ID works well if:

- I have my phone out of my pocket and exposed to the air (obviously, if the microphone is muffled, it may cause problems).

- I'm not moving (my footsteps seem to interfere no matter how loud the bird is)

- The Merlin App is running with "focus" (i.e., if Merlin sound ID is running in the background, it seems less likely to detect songs and calls). I don't know if this is really true or if I have a subconscious bias.

- There are also weird effects where it will sometimes fail to notice really loud obvious birds nearby (e.g., baltimore orioles directly above me) but it will nail a faint and distant song.

It would also be nice if it could show the part of the sonogram that forms the basis of its ID call. It is especially difficult for me to examine a sonogram when there are multiple birds singing at once.

> The rest of the app needs a lot of love, though. Buttons don’t work often, screens are inconsistent, results get lost, and more issues.

I have the opposite experience, but that may be a phone-specific issue??

Nevertheless, it's a fantastic app.