With a quick glance, you can see which birds are around in which season, and get extra detail about precisely when migrant species are likely to be passing through.
Lots of bird species look different from place to place across their range—common examples include Song Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawks, and Dark-eyed Juncos. Photo ID will work on any species Merlin covers, regardless of whether or not you have a bird pack downloaded. IDs from the five-step descriptions will only work on species in downloaded bird packs.
You can always generate a custom list of birds for any location, which can help guide you to other resources for identification help. The list may not have content photos, sounds, and ID text , but if you tap on a species, it will tell you whether or not there is a bird pack you can download to get content for it.
Some currently uncovered regions are almost completely covered by existing packs. Merlin can be a valuable resource for identifying birds anywhere in the world. Download it here!
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Merlin depends on sightings reported to eBird in order to predict likely species at a given location. In some areas, particularly rural regions, limited eBird observations may cause Merlin to miss a species that may be present at your location.
You can help by visiting eBird to submit your sightings. The same species that is common in summer might be rare in winter. Merlin knows which species are common or rare based on observations submitted to eBird , a citizen-science project that gathers observations from birders around the world.
If Merlin seems to be missing photos, or it's asking you to install a Bird Pack, there may have been an error with the Bird Pack you installed.
You can delete your installed Bird Pack, and download it again to get the latest photos, sounds, and ID help. Do you frequently find yourself off the beaten path, far from reliable internet? Merlin works offline too! Before you go, work through one test identification using your destination location. Then, when you are offline, you can just select that stored location and Merlin will still do its magic.
Merlin will save your six most recent locations, so make sure your offline destination is among those. Of course, the real magic comes from science: Merlin knows which birds are near you, based on sightings submitted by bird watchers to the eBird citizen-science project. A Merlin is also a pint-sized falcon found across the northern hemisphere. However, there are costs to improving the app and keeping it updated on ever-changing mobile platforms. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on donor support to sustain efforts like these.
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