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Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard." You can also take pictures of birds and the app will try and identify them as well.

After you download the app Merlin Bird ID, you can use your smartphone to identify sounds and match them to the birds in trees nearby and soaring through the air.