There are several resources available to help identify bird sounds. Here are some options:
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Merlin Bird ID app: This app can identify bird sounds by recording them and comparing them to a database of bird songs and calls. It can recognize the sounds of over 870 species in the U.S., Canada, Western Palearctic (Europe), and Neotropics.
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BirdNET: This is a free mobile app and website from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that uses machine learning to identify birds by sound. It can recognize birds from almost 1,000 of the most common species of North America and Europe.
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center: This website has a bird song identification guide that allows users to select different sound attributes to narrow down the list of possible bird species. The guide includes links to sound files and descriptions of the sounds for each species.
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RSPB: This website has audio clips of common bird calls and songs from the most common British birds, based on the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch and dawn chorus surveys.
Using one of these resources can help identify the bird sound you are hearing.
