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Listening to bird calls is a great, relaxing way toenjoy nature.
If your curiosity gets the best of you, hearing the calls may not be enough.
We’ll show you how to identify the birds making those sweet sounds.
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There’s a good chance you take your phone with you when you’re out for a nature walk.
Did you know it can be a surprisingly accurate bird identification tool?
There are a few handy apps that can turn you into a bird call expert.
The Merlin Bird ID app puts all of that great information at your fingertips.
It’s available forAndroidandiPhone.
When you pop kick open the app, you have a few options.
“Start Bird ID” and “Photo ID” are for identifying birds based on their appearance.
The one we want to use is “Sound ID.”
A menu will appear with a few options.
To immediately start listening for bird calls around you, tap the big microphone button.
The app will immediately start listening and populate the identified birds on the screen.
The bird that is currently singing is highlighted in yellow.
Tap the red stop button when you’re done.
That’s really all there is to it.
The Merlin Bird ID app is chock full of great information if you’re curious about birds.
It’s a greathiking companion.
