Episode 35: Merlin & Mindful Birding

About this episode

This episode discusses the Merlin Bird ID app and its impact on Mindful Birding experiences.

mindfulbirdingnetwork@gmail.com In this episode, we discuss the Merlin Bird ID app, an AI tool for bird identification that can help us identify bird sounds, and we discuss how using Merlin impacts our experiences while practicing Mindful Birding, and pose the question: could Merlin sometimes be a barrier for deepening our experiences with birds around us, or be counter-active to Mindful Birding? We’re curious to hear your thoughts on this too, and welcome your comments via email (see ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Holly Merker, Holly Thomas

Topics covered

• bird identification
• AI tools
• Mindful Birding
• bird sounds
• experiential learning

Keywords

• Merlin Bird ID
• bird sounds
• Mindful Birding
• AI tools
• bird identification

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Merlin Bird ID app

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