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Merlin

An Online W izard for B ird ID. What’s that bird? Answer five simple questions. Merlin. Merlin Helps You Find the Best Match. Merlin customizes your list based on the species you’re most likely to see at your location and time of year.

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Merlin

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  1. An Online Wizard for Bird ID What’s that bird? Answer five simple questions. Merlin Merlin Helps You Find the Best Match Merlin customizes your list based on the species you’re most likely to see at your location and time of year. Merlin draws upon more than 70 million bird observations from the eBird citizen-science project and 3 million descriptors from online activities in which users “taught” Merlin how people see and describe birds. Merlin Opens the Door for Learning More than 2,000 photos, 1,000 audio recordings, ID tips, and maps. Merlin teaches people the names of the birds they’ve seen and encourages exploration. Summative Evaluation Evaluation is underway to assess the extent to which Merlin helps peopleidentify birds, improve observation and identification skills, increase their knowledge of birds, and engage in bird-watching activities and stewardship. The audience is self-identified beginner and novice birders. 230,000 downloads since January! “I love this app. I never noticed what birds we have right in our backyard. “ “This app makes watching birds exciting--I thought they were all sparrows!” Principal Investigator Miyoko Chu, Co-PI Rick Bonney, Evaluation Manager Tina Phillips (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). External Evaluator Kate Haley-Goldman (Audience Viewpoints) Prairie Warbler By GerritYvn AllAboutBirds.org/MerlinApp “Great App. This app makes watching birds exciting--I thought they were all sparrows!”

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