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  • HumToTableHumToTable@sfba.social
    Oct 8, 2026, 4:52 PM

    Wow! Clocked 14 different birds on the Merlin app in the 10 minutes that i had my breakfast near the birdfeeder. Even caught the geese flying overhead, and this first time Kestrel! Although the songbirds have mostly biffed off into the trees when it showed up.
    #birds #birding
    #nature

    Screen capture from the Merlin bird app of an adult male American Kestrel perched on what looks like a fencepost.
    Screen capture from the Merlin bird app of an adult Cackling Goose walking on a meadow.
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  • HumToTableHumToTable@sfba.social
    Oct 8, 2026, 5:05 PM

    I'm generally a big ol' Luddite and very anti AI but, dangit, I fucking love the Merlin app so much. I'm sure if I hung out with birders I could gain the knowledge, but I use this app almost daily. That and the feeders have gotten me very attached to the local moochers.

    Screengrab of the Merlin bird app showing thumbnail photos and species of the following local moochers: Yellow-rumped Warbler White-crowned Sparow House Finch Chestnut-backed Chickadee Song Sparrow American Robin American Goldfinch
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