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Kitzes Lab
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We are a lab at the University of Pittsburgh using bioacoustics to study vertebrates and model large scale biodiversity patterns - https://kitzeslab.org
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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨

From field recordings to ecological insights 🎙️🌳 Our new review in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social explores integrating #AI into #bioacoustics workflows to improve biodiversity monitoring and ecological inference

Check it out!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Integrating AI models into ecological research workflows: The case of terrestrial bioacoustics
Data collected by autonomous sensors, including camera traps and acoustic recorders, have enormous potential to generate new scientific insights in ecology and related fields. Modern machine learn...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
New paper by our own Brooke Goodman comparing humans to Merlin Sound ID! Check it out 🔭
bou.org.uk BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 13
Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
August 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Actually good review of #AI in #bioacoustics, from @kitzeslab.bsky.social et al. in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:

🗣️ "...a deep understanding of research context is required to develop and apply appropriate AI models"

Heck yeah brother

Incl. case study of how expt design impacts AI

#prattle 💬
August 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
To any bioacoustics folks joining us at #AOS2025, we are hosting an informal bioacoustics meetup at Trust Cocktail Bar Thursday at 5:30pm! Join us!! 🐦 🔊
August 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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HEY!!!!

I’m going to be at AOS in St. Louis presenting my first first-author publication, comparing Merlin Sound ID to point counters in field surveys :) you should come see my talk in Methods & Models 3 on Thursday @ 10:30!
August 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨

From field recordings to ecological insights 🎙️🌳 Our new review in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social explores integrating #AI into #bioacoustics workflows to improve biodiversity monitoring and ecological inference

Check it out!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Integrating AI models into ecological research workflows: The case of terrestrial bioacoustics
Data collected by autonomous sensors, including camera traps and acoustic recorders, have enormous potential to generate new scientific insights in ecology and related fields. Modern machine learn...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy World Migratory Bird Day! We celebrated by hosting a bird and nature walk at a local park.

Many migratory bird species are imperiled - here are 10 ways you can help. www.birds.cornell.edu/home/get-inv...
May 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Bird #bioacoustics folks: @kitzeslab.bsky.social is hosting a hands-on "Advanced topics in bioacoustic monitoring" workshop at AOS 2025!

We'll make custom sound ID models, estimate birds' positions using acoustic localization, and discuss how to use sound ID results to make ecological insights.
Workshops & Training Opportunities - AOS 2025 Annual Meeting
The workshops and training sessions at AOS 2025 offer opportunities both for hands-on learning exercises, where participants engage in a mix of lectures and activities, and for panel discussions on a ...
meeting.americanornithology.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Excited to share the release of our very own Chapin's latest paper: "Uncovering Breeding Habitat Use of an Uncommon Songbird in Pennsylvania Using Large-Scale Acoustic Data" 🐦📊. Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#CanadaWarbler #PAM
January 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Hi everyone!

My name is Pat and I'm a PhD student in the @kitzeslab.bsky.social at the University of Pittsburgh. My research focuses on using #AudioMoths to monitor birds in restored forests across Pennsylvania. I also use machine learning classifiers to detect birdsong within my recordings.
December 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM
If you're looking for bioacoustics tips and help, check out the #Bioacoustics Resource Page (run by Sam Lapp and the Kitzes Lab) - bit.ly/bioacoustics-resource-page

It has links to tons of tutorials, datasets, software, forums, #AudioMoth info, and more
Bioacoustics Resource Page
Bioacoustics Resources A list curated by the Kitzes Lab hint: bookmark this page :) Educational Materials Workshops by the Kitzes Lab Lecture series from Computer Vision for Ecology workshop Class...
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December 2, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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Searching for #bioacoustics tools to classify species, organize data, triangulate sounds, ...? 🦉🐋🦇🦗

Check out the (newly updated) Bioacoustics Software Database! rhine3.github.io/bioacoustics...
Bioacoustics Software Database
rhine3.github.io
November 30, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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La guía practica para #AudioMoths ahora está en español! #bioacoustics #bioacustica github.com/rhine3/audio...
github.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:03 AM