Cornell's Interactive Wall of Birds

 (academy.allaboutbirds.org)

39 points | by yareally 3 days ago

2 comments

  • snarfy 1 hour ago
    If you haven't tried it their Merlin app is pretty fantastic.
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    • bobbiechen 49 minutes ago
      I've used Merlin for a while and I'm still impressed by Merlin's sound identification, it continues to inspire me.

      I wrote about it last year: https://digitalseams.com/blog/what-birdsong-and-backends-can...

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      • ghaff 29 minutes ago
        The sound and visual recognition around a lot of things is pretty impressive and I imagine it will work its way into less obstrusive AR in a lot of ways over time.
    • drcongo 28 minutes ago
      It's Pokemon for old people, I love it and use it at least once a day. Personal best for a dog walk - 23 different birds, personal best for sitting in the garden drinking my morning coffee - 17 birds.

      My family got a little tired of me using it on holiday in Portugal, but in my defence there were a lot of new birds I needed to add to my collection.

  • adjejmxbdjdn 1 hour ago
    It’s funny how they don’t include the most populous bird, the chicken. The cognitive dissonance is probably too strong.
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    • bwestergard 1 hour ago
      The Cornell Lab of Ornithology studies wild birds.
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      • ghaff 32 minutes ago
        Well, yes, although the ag school at Cornell has plenty of domesticated animals on campus.
    • BigTTYGothGF 31 minutes ago
      Could you expand on what the dissonance is?
    • asibahi 36 minutes ago
      I don’t understand this comment. Are you implying omitting the chicken is some sort of conspiracy?
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