I've also experienced Merlin misses, but what do folk suppose was the
purported Chestnut-sided Warbler in this case?
Thanks,
Kevin Lucas
Yakima County, WA

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On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 6:47 AM Louise Rutter <
louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org> wrote:


> Merlin has told me several times about the chipping sparrows in my yard

> when I know it's hearing juncos. I wouldn't trust it on an out of area bird

> without a visual confirmation. It's impressive technology that it works as

> well as it does, but perfection would be too much to ask!

>

> Louise Rutter

> Kirkland

>

> On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 6:27 AM Carl Haynie <hayncarl at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> I ditto Penny's experience. I've been using Merlin quite a bit since my

>> hearing is poor, but I always check it by simply replaying the recording,

>> sticking my phone's speaker in my ear if necessary. Or by analyzing the

>> spectrograms/sonograms at home if it picked up something really odd - yet

>> possible (it's tricky learning how to export the recordings off your phone

>> at first).

>>

>> But, yes, even after you make sure the App is location-aware (you'll know

>> since it will display your location when it's recording), there is still

>> something in their algorithm that has it try to match sounds to birds not

>> documented for our continent and the "hits" are frequently European birds.

>> Quite strange. There might be a bird pack filter option I'm not aware of or

>> they need to fine tune their logic a bit.

>>

>> Carl Haynie

>> Sammamish

>>

>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 10:37 PM PENNY & DAVID KOYAMA <

>> plkoyama at comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Merlin isn't always 100%. I had it come up with a Yellowhammer in New

>>> Mexico a few months ago!

>>> Penny Koyama, Bothell

>>>

>>> On 09/14/2022 7:20 PM Mary Forrester <mgfrrstr at comcast.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>> Today I was birding at Twin Ponds Park in Shoreline, using Merlin.

>>> Merlin picked up a chestnut-sided warbler. I neither saw nor heard it

>>> myself. Has anyone else encountered this bird?

>>>

>>> Mary Forrester

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