BirdNET Software

This app is amazing. As an experienced birder I still puzzle over the trills of several species. The app provides virtually instant identification that has helped to reinforce (or correct!) my personal ID. And when I hear an unusual version of a song or only a partial song it has been quite reliable. It’s also great that it records for later analysis if I’m out of cell range. I’m not sure if this can be addressed, but it is sometimes difficult to get a good result when there are several birds vocalizing at the same time. My ear recognizes the separate songs while this app seems “confused.” Any suggestions?

This is an absolute game changer! I’ve been able to look for birds I had no idea about after being clued in by their song. I’m in birding heaven. Thank you to the researchers & developers of this app! That said, I do have a few feature requests/suggestions, in case they help: • It would be more efficient if the ‘record’ and ‘pause’ button were one and the same. As it is, I keep finding myself attempting to re-press the recording button to pause. One-button functionality is more common these days (see the iPhone voice memo app, for example), and is much easier when in the field. • When multiple bird results are given, I don’t see an option to submit feedback. This would be a nice addition, given how often multiple birds are singing at once. • It would be great to be able to upload pre-recorded audio for those times we record with another app.

I find this app really great, the recognition capabilities are really impressive. One important capability I see missing and I hope will be implemented is the ability to store / sync the observations with a cloud. Even better, it would be amazing if it would have the option to submit the observation(s) to sites like iNaturalist or at least the ability to share the sound with the iNaturalist app. I hope these features are planned and will be implemented. Nonetheless, I highly recommend it!