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And it’s not just Merlin, the BirdWeather PUC is as buggy as hell (uses BirdNet). It really can’t handle Common Starling and Greylag Geese and my detections are littered with mis-IDs from these two species alone. At least #BWPUC allows me to feedback individual mis-IDs. But will it ever ‘learn’? 🪶
The latest on Wing Beat: "Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys" by Brooke Goodman
americanornithology.org/humans-outpe...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong
americanornithology.org/humans-outpe...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong
Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys - American Ornithological Society
Merlin’s sound classifier feature has revolutionized interaction with the avian world since its release in 2021. It works by learning the unique features of a species’ vocalization, and then recognizi...
americanornithology.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And it’s not just Merlin, the BirdWeather PUC is as buggy as hell (uses BirdNet). It really can’t handle Common Starling and Greylag Geese and my detections are littered with mis-IDs from these two species alone. At least #BWPUC allows me to feedback individual mis-IDs. But will it ever ‘learn’? 🪶
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