Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

This app contains so many birds, of every location and species. I can quickly identify any and all birds in my yard, and read about/look at cool birds. I’ve had the app for a while, and it does everything I’ve wanted and more. Very cool and splendid bird app.

I live in the US and rely heavily on Merlin when bird watching at home. But I’ve been traveling outside the country quite a bit this past year and have not only found Merlin to be a great guide, but that it’s the go-to app in other countries as well. If you see someone in a bird rich area wandering around holding their phone up, chances are they’re using Merlin (I had that encounter several times.) I’m in Broome, Australia at the moment, which has a tremendous population and array of migratory

This app helps me identify every bird species that I don’t know and it really helps me a lot

Just learning birds in your backyard? Seasoned biologist? This app is for you, with great tools for helping ID and understand your local birds. A must-have!

So you’re just getting into birds? Merlin will be one of your best friends on this hopefully long and fruitful journey.