Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Any bird watcher has always wanted to identify a bird by sound and now you can! It’s incredible and works really well. Simply an awesome app. Thank you to the developers.

I love this app. It’s helped me identify so many birds in my area that I would’ve never seen otherwise. The sound identification helps when there’s a chorus of multiple birds; it shows what to keep a lookout for. However, it often misses obvious birds with its identification features. For example: - the step-by-step has never included for me any owls or hawks as possible matches. - the sound ID has never matched any of the many American coots on our pond but it has matched a distant dog barking to a great horned owl. - the picture ID also incorrectly identified a hoary redpoll as a common redpoll. Even when I tried using a screen shot of a hoary from the app it wouldn’t give any other options but the common. Also it would be nice to include an option to add birds on your life list manually instead of relying solely on the app’s ability to identify birds. This app is great for a beginner but experienced birders would likely be using this app only in a limited way while they rely on their own identification expertise. I hope this review is helpful. Thanks.

Super fun to be out in nature and find new birds, definitely suggest downloading this app

I like birds. this app is the best.

Like this, but can you add an update where you can search for packs containing the bird?

This App is incredible! In the field you can quickly identify the birds just from a photo off the back of your camera! So great to have so much valuable information at your fingertips! And it is free! But consider donating to Cornell Lab to help keep it that way!

This app used to be wonderful for identifying birds. I used it extensively in North America and Latin America. Recently, it has become “tone deaf” to identifying any birds. My bird packs are up to date and running the latest version of the app. Very disappointing.

Love this App. Record sounds & identifies bird or search by description… step by step. Handy to have when enjoying natures feathered friends

I learned a lot and it’s a very well made app

Excellent app and amazing technology (sound and photo id). My rating would be 5 stars if the bird size in inches and centimetres was indicated.