alt Hacker News> On a side note, the Merlin bird ID app from Cornell University is great.
Do you know how it compares to iNaturalist? I'm not a birdwatcher, but I have iNat on my phone and sometimes use it to identify birds, and it seems to do a great job.
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Myrmornis • yesterday at 3:12 PM
No comparison when it comes to sound. Try Merlin's abilities to identify bird sounds if you haven't yet.
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hackersnooze1 • yesterday at 1:29 PM
iNaturalist/Seek only does photos doesnt it? Merlin can do sounds which is much much more useful for birds.
I have tried both. Merlin is best for bird watching. It does not ask to upload any data. Just start the recording, it listens and let me know what is the bird is. Done. It only uploads, IF I want it upload.