# šŸ¦ What's in YOUR backyard? Let technology show you! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872 "2024-05-07T18:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![southpaw](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/southpaw/32/6_2.png) [@southpaw](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/southpaw)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/1 "2024-05-07T18:52:01Z")
Hereā€™s my latest favorite use of technology these days. Install the Merlin app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, go out in your backyard, and let the app take a listenā€¦ Youā€™ll soon find out what birds are all around you, and you may find some surprises. Spring migration is in full swing. Give it a try and show us whatā€™s in your backyard! ![1000003147](https://forums.rwusers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3227e47a795615722a0dea89a3dc77deb7f66255.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![herbie](https://forums.rwusers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/85f322/32.png) [@herbie](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/herbie)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/2 "2024-05-07T19:05:33Z")
Will the app identify what kind of lawn tractor my neighbor is using? Thatā€™s all I can hear right nowā€¦ . (Thanks for the suggestion ā€“ I will be installing it on my phone. We usually have a lot of noisy birds at our feeders). ---
**Author:** ![dgui](https://forums.rwusers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@dgui](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/dgui)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/3 "2024-05-12T00:48:10Z")
Yes, itā€™s a wonderfful app. In St. Petersburg, FL this week, my suppers have been accompanied by the Northern Mockingbird (very proliflic here), Blue Jay (quite a repertoire!), Eastern Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, and Grackle. ---
**Author:** ![NancyM](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/nancym/32/257_2.png) [@NancyM](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/NancyM)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/4 "2024-05-12T17:21:52Z")
Cornell Ornithology is great ā€“ they have a You Tube channel too. Itā€™s always playing at a Wild Birds Unlimited store near me. Also ā€“ iNaturalist is a great app ā€“ plants, insects, etc. [A Community for Naturalists Ā· iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/) ---
**Author:** ![AuntTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/aunttc/32/751_2.png) [@AuntTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/AuntTC)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/5 "2024-05-13T22:42:28Z")
Thanks for the tip!! ---
**Author:** ![andreas](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/andreas/32/237_2.png) [@andreas](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/andreas)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/6 "2024-05-15T04:46:55Z")
I installed it on my phone a couple of weeks ago as well and love it, too! We have a lot of chirpy birds here and, although I still donā€™t know what theyā€™re yelling at me, at least I know now WHO is doing the yelling. šŸ˜ Recent walk around the neighborhood identified: House Sparrow, House Finch, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, Carolina Wren, and Red-eyed Vireo! ---
**Author:** ![davenc](https://forums.rwusers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@davenc](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/davenc)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/7 "2024-05-20T23:32:12Z")
![1000143485](https://forums.rwusers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ec6414cd6f58ffbac10da487fab7c64d555dc4b3.png) ![1000143484](https://forums.rwusers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1d36f85c0fee76e214a18ded7f2db51f34a74615.jpeg) The doves make a mess of our bird feeders ---
**Author:** ![southpaw](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/southpaw/32/6_2.png) [@southpaw](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/southpaw)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/8 "2024-05-21T01:52:58Z")
I havenā€™t seen a Blue Grosbeak in years! ---
**Author:** ![rolandh](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/rolandh/32/273_2.png) [@rolandh](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/rolandh)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/whats-in-your-backyard-let-technology-show-you/872/9 "2024-07-31T16:47:27Z")
Not my backyard but there is a shopping plaza along my running route. When out running early in the morning, Iā€™ve heard what sounds like a rooster. Thinking it canā€™t actually be a random rooster roaming around what is not at all an area with farms, I was about to install the app referenced in this topic. A quick Google search suggested mourning doves as one possibility of a bird sounding like a rooster. Mourning doves are common here. Then; while shopping at this plaza later in the day I saw thisā€¦ ![Rooster](https://forums.rwusers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d25c16318551f1db1af3408743f883917b4ff728.jpeg) So, it really is a rooster just roaming around the parking lot. šŸ˜‚ No sign of any hens. šŸ”