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&rsquo;t imagine that the measly microphone on my smartphone could pick up the songs of a bird well enough.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/wildlife-trekker/the-magical-powers-of-the-sound-id-feature-of-the-merlin-bird-id-app-ad75b825bc9c"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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