Date: 2/3/26 8:18 am From: Dan office mac 2025 <editor...> Subject: Re: Merlin vs Humans
Interesting! I have used Merlin quite a bit when I hear something unusual, but I force myself to follow up with a visually confirmed ID to allow myself to count it. Because I’ve had far too many Blue Jays mimicking other birds and also the occasional “no way that’s right” experiences.
While I do appreciate this new technological tool, I fear it has become a crutch and newer birders aren’t learning songs and calls like they used to.
Is there a way to actually reject or delete an identification on the app when you know it is incorrect?
-Dan
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> On Feb 3, 2026, at 9:54 AM, John Schukman <schuksaya...> wrote:
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> No surprise here. Interesting that in this study "Merlin disagreed with
> itself on 57% of point counts when
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> running on 2 different devices at the same time."
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> <https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/127/4/1/8222742> > https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/127/4/1/8222742 >
> I have rejected 5 or 6 Northern Mockingbirds in the backyard this fall and
> winter. Probably Starlings or other variant songs.
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