"Birdwatchers to Play Crucial Role in Conservation Efforts with Groundbreaking Data Linkup. In a move that could revolutionize the way we track and protect bird populations, the Cornell Lab for Ornithology is set to integrate its popular Merlin bird ID app with the eBird platform, the world's largest citizen-science biodiversity project. The update will enable users of the free Merlin app to automatically contribute their bird sightings to the eBird database, which already boasts an impressive 2 billion records. By harnessing the power of citizen scientists and machine learning technology, conservationists hope to gain valuable insights into the behavior and habitats of at-risk bird species, ultimately informing more effective conservation strategies."
Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platformThe Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications into one of the world’s biggest citizen-science biodiversity projects in an update it is hoped will aid conservation of at-risk birds.Since 2021, the free Merlin app, created by the Cornell Lab for Ornithology, has used machine learning to provide an almost instantaneous sound-identification service for birdsong, along with an image for each bird identified. In future, the detections of bird species recorded by people will be automatically collected on the global online database eBird, which contains more than 2bn bird observation records. Continue reading...
