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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    No, but, it's a good tool -- just a tool, though. For me, it's been a big aid in learning.
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Tit calls are not 100% reliably ID'able on sound, whether by app or by ear (for now, from what I know), due to Great Tit mimicry (with the possible exception of Great Tit's signature alarm call). Other than that, I don't think the app has been particularly bad at trying to guess the most...
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Works fine for me (it's 'almost certain' it has heard one).
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Merlin has got much better recently. Are your versions up to date? Have you signed up for beta testing?
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    My experience with Grasshopper Warbler is that BirdNET treats every cricket like it's one. In this case, Merlin seems to score every time, no false hits (not that I know of).
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Or write it in the comments: 'Merlin also identified ...', which is what I sometimes do when the app seems pretty convinced (and I want to have a full picture of birds present at a given location), but I can't nail the ID nonetheless.
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    || V https://www.birdforum.net/threads/cornell-merlin-id.427725/#post-4459436 As it was suggested by another person upthread, I also think Merlin's bird packs are only for the 'Explore' function, and that the Sound ID has a set number of identifiable species anyway (I stand to be corrected if...
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    My concern as well (that robots might end up being used for such purposes instead of humans), although until I get to the point of being able to identify a satisfactory number of vocalisations myself, I like to rely on it as a help. For example, not all species I want to be able to identify are...
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