I used it for the first time this morning. Picked up 6 different birds. Pretty cool app. Might turn me into a birder, now...
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Know your quarry - Merlin Bird ID
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Get this app to go with it @BassMan
Then you will know whether the tree the bird is in needs a hug
My Tree ID
My Tree ID, developed by Texas A&M Forest Service, facilitates tree species identification based on leaves, flowers, seed, bark or location using a key, descriptions, and tree images. It contains over 1500 images from 475 different tree species and includes known occurrence maps from the Biota...
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I wish they would categorize the calls. I learned the alarm call for several birds the hard way .. and that squirrels observe them too.
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Lifelong birder here. I’ve been using the Merlin app for years and it is a good app.
The way I understand the o.p. is he was hoping by encouraging proper identification of birds, to save non-pest species from being collateral damage. One popular youtuber used to show a migratory songbird being shot in his intro’s. Pest birds cause major problems for some native bird species and some pest species (starlings) are out of control. However know what you are shooting.
The way I understand the o.p. is he was hoping by encouraging proper identification of birds, to save non-pest species from being collateral damage. One popular youtuber used to show a migratory songbird being shot in his intro’s. Pest birds cause major problems for some native bird species and some pest species (starlings) are out of control. However know what you are shooting.
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Yep, that's an Indigo Bunting.......I used to be into bird photography a while back and I've got several pics of them, they used to show up around here in Virginia around May......Here's a pic of one I got........
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When I was into the bird photography, I had always wanted to find a Pileated Woodpeckers nest and try to get some pics of them feeding the young ones in the nest. I used to walk for miles in the woods trying to follow them to find an active nest. Around here it's very hard to find an active nest in a rural area....it took me 5 years and I finally found one and got the pics I wanted....
Here's a couple of the pics I got.......
Here's a couple of the pics I got.......Upvote 0
Beautiful pictures. My son got this video.When I was into the bird photography, I had always wanted to find a Pileated Woodpeckers nest and try to get some pics of them feeding the young ones in the nest. I used to walk for miles in the woods trying to follow them to find an active nest. Around here it's very hard to find an active nest in a rural area....it took me 5 years and I finally found one and got the pics I wanted....
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I was about 11 years old, stomping around in a harvested corn field looking for pheasant. I had taken my older brothers 12 gauge shotgun out for this adventure (without permission). The day grew long and no pheasants were to be had but then high in the sky an large crow called out. Being a stupid bored 11 year old, and with no respect or thoughtfulness for what i was about to do, you could say, I was in the moment when i swung that barrel upwards.... what happened next has been with me for the rest of my life... without thinking i pulled the trigger and low and behold the big black bird began to tumble earthward. I'm not sure how he survived the plummet but when my stupid young self went to investigate my kill... i was greeted by a creature with a broken wing and in pain.... I was MORTIFIED! I scooped the Big Crow up and asked my Mom if we could save it. She became thoughtful and decided to help me. We took a trip to the Vet and I explained what happened and the Old Vet scowled at me a bit and asked me "Have you learned anything... "yes sir says I". Okay then, we can fix this... he tended to the birds wing and did a make shift cast and told me how to feed it. I brought the Crow back several more times over a 2-3 month period and on the Last visit the Old vet said "it's time" "for what?" I asked.
"Son it's time to let him go." So i took the crow home... feed him one more time and put him out on the porch where he just hopped around and cawed a bit. I don't think he trusted his wing yet. But a big gust came across the porch and he flapped his wings without thinking... crows think a lot by the way... and in that moment of flapping his wings he regained his confidence and launched himself into the wind. That crow knew me... I don't know if he knew i was the idiot that pulled the trigger, but, he would visit my back porch frequently and i would always leave him a treat.
"Son it's time to let him go." So i took the crow home... feed him one more time and put him out on the porch where he just hopped around and cawed a bit. I don't think he trusted his wing yet. But a big gust came across the porch and he flapped his wings without thinking... crows think a lot by the way... and in that moment of flapping his wings he regained his confidence and launched himself into the wind. That crow knew me... I don't know if he knew i was the idiot that pulled the trigger, but, he would visit my back porch frequently and i would always leave him a treat.
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Funny thing with those peckers and a dab of red.
Having not been breeding here for 65 years the Middle Spotted woodpecker is back.
Oher more plentiful peckers here.
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I’m pretty sure my #1 pest bird is protected by the migratory bird treaty act… (ravens) just this afternoon I observed one flying westbound with a large egg in its beak… could have been one of the many nesting Bald eagles in my area… could have been a turkey egg too…the last couple years they are responsible for considerable damage on my property…not to mention all the carnage they’ve done to other wildlife in the area.
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Nature takes care of nature except where humans screw things up…I’m pretty sure my #1 pest bird is protected by the migratory bird treaty act… (ravens) just this afternoon I observed one flying westbound with a large egg in its beak… could have been one of the many nesting Bald eagles in my area… could have been a turkey egg too…the last couple years they are responsible for considerable damage on my property…not to mention all the carnage they’ve done to other wildlife in the area.
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you can always plant an NAA .22 revolver and some bird size crack rocks or smoking accoutrement under a wing and claim he attempted to harm you.I’m pretty sure my #1 pest bird is protected by the migratory bird treaty act… (ravens) just this afternoon I observed one flying westbound with a large egg in its beak… could have been one of the many nesting Bald eagles in my area… could have been a turkey egg too…the last couple years they are responsible for considerable damage on my property…not to mention all the carnage they’ve done to other wildlife in the area.
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Ywp these bird apps aren't 100% yet but generally worth using, me and my mom watch the feeder and ot id3ntifies a large variety
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Crows a really bad hear in ocean shores wa watched one the other day fly down a kill a song berd and the morning song birds I don’t hear anymore!!! I like crows but didn’t know they killed other birds regards jerry
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Oh yeah, Crows will kill other birds, raid their nests and eat their eggs. To me a Crow is a target of opportunity.
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Super cool app! I like birds so I only shoot starlings and collared doves really… and the occasional quail. They have a whole alarm network on the property that makes sneaking up on doves impossible. Lil jerks haha.
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I just picked up the app this morning. It surprised me as to how many birds I didn’t know were there. I’m a bird hunter, have been since is was a kid. Back then, sparrows were my main quarry because they ate so much grain from my dad’s birds. (Pheasants, peacocks, chickens, Canada geese, etc, We had a big exotic farm). Since I got back into culling birds, I decided I wanted weed out the riff raff as you will, to bring in some of those birds I knew were here, but were crowded out by the house sparrows and the like. Then came the war on starlings. And that war has been raging for 4 yrs now and I have a pretty good handle on that population with the help of two feed lots I shoot off of. Now it seems the red wing black birds are taking up that space. Any way, long story short, since I’ve started that culling, the amount of sparrow breeds other than house sparrows are outstanding. I’ve never seen a silver crown until last year, I didn’t even know there were three types of song sparrows and tree sparrows. And with this app, I found another species I never knew we had. Grass hopper sparrow, never knew it existed. So I can say I really like the app. It’s going to be a valuable tool going forward.
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I need to find a feed lot that will let me shoot birds for them. I’d gladly bust out the tripod and slug slugs at winged rats all day. My personal favorite are the Collared Doves. The thwack they make and seeing the crop explode then I put a slug in them is very satisfying. The fact that I’m making farmers and native doves happy is the cherry on top….
I’m actually am going to use this app to expand my range. I can’t really tell a house sparrow from a lot of other L.B.B’s (little brown birds) so this will help me find more things to put on the shooting menu. I generally kinda like birds (except turkey and quail… I would demolish the local population with zero remorse if allowed haha) so I’m extremely cautious about which ones I’ll shoot.
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