The Magical Powers of the Sound ID Feature of the Merlin Bird ID App
<p>While hiking and photographing birds in Essex Park near home this spring, I texted my friend Dave in Florida. He and his wife had recently gotten hooked on watching birds, so I asked him how their new hobby was going. He replied that they love it and that the Sound ID feature of the Merlin Bird ID smartphone app was a gamechanger for them.</p>
<p>Dave was not the first person who raved to me about the wonders of the Sound ID feature. But I was skeptical of its utility because I couldn’t imagine that the measly microphone on my smartphone could pick up the songs of a bird well enough.</p>
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