Double #TenMinMerlin post because I missed yesterday’s.
Yesterday I saw sapsuckers, cowbirds, and creepers in the yard (all would be new for the year), only detected the creepers. Chipping wasn’t really there (soon!)
Today I got the cowbirds! Just need the sapsuckers to yell at the correct time.
Blackbird, blue tit, robin, wood pigeon, dunnock
A walk before it gets dark for today's #TenMinMerlin.
Many, many blackbirds and a couple of cats looking rather too interested
A screenshot showing 7 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Spotted Towhee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco American Crow Pine Siskin Anna's Hummingbird Pygmy Nuthatch
A screenshot showing 6 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Song Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch House Finch Red-winged Blackbird Hermit Thrush Townsend's Warbler
#TenMinMerlin Pacifica, CA
31 Mar '26 (14:14)
Spotted Towhee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
American Crow
Pine Siskin
Anna's Hummingbird
Pygmy Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Hermit Thrush
Townsend's Warbler
Merlin screenshot, 27 March 2026, 8:49am, southwest Edmonton AB, weather sunny and cool: house finch, black-billed magpie, american crow, house sparrow, blue jay
Merlin screenshot, 31 March 2026, 8:25am, southwest Edmonton AB, weather sunny and frosty -9C: house finch, black-billed magpie, american crow, house sparrow (but not in that order)
#TenMinMerlin proof of life for the crows, who haven't started pulling rank on the 'pies when we put out kibble yet
Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, American Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrow, American Robin
Canada Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe
Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow, Northern Mockingbird, Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow
3/31/26 Overcast and 70F #TenMinMerlin 🪶
#TenMinMerlin 3-31-26 Centerburg OH. House Sparrow, European Starling, Common Grackle, American Robin, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Chipping Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, Northern Mockingbird, Brown-headed Cowbird.
Report from 10 (actually about 12) minutes of the Merlin bird ID app in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on March 31, 2026. The app registered a red-shouldered hawk, american goldfinch, canada goose, yellow-rumped warbler, red-winged blackbird, american robin, downy woodpecker, tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, carolina chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, carolina wren, blue jay, and northern cardinal
Report from 10 (actually about 12) minutes of the Merlin bird ID app in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on March 31, 2026. The app registered a red-shouldered hawk, american goldfinch, canada goose, yellow-rumped warbler, red-winged blackbird, american robin, downy woodpecker, tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, carolina chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, carolina wren, blue jay, and northern cardinal
Today's #TenMinMerlin. Nothing unusual. Immediately after turning it off I heard a northern flicker. I saw but did not hear what must be one of the very last dark-eyed juncos
List of birds from the Merlin app
List of birds from the Merlin app
#TenMinMerlin 64F storms moving in, 10 birds, nothing unexpected.🦉
#TenMinMerlin 31st March 2026, outskirts of Preston, England, GB
300 miles north of home, similar group - wren takes the last match 🏆, robin pushed down to 4th place!
Aside - I notice, in my alt text all month, I've mis-spelled Merlin as Marlin! Viral typo - I blame auto-correct 🤓
#TenMinMerlin
Bushtit
Canada goose
Pacific wren
Great horned owl
Common raven
Western flycatcher
House finch
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Spotted towhee
#TenMinMerlin Pacifica, CA (continued)
Spotted Towhee
Downy Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Chipping Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Stellar's Jay
Red-shouldered Hawk
Hairy Woodpecker
Violet-green Swallow
Mourning Dove
Hutton's Vireo
Purple Finch
2/2
A screenshot showing 6 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: House Finch American Crow Dark-eyed Junco Anna's Hummingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Chestnut-backed Chickadee
A screenshot showing 6 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: California Towhee Song Sparrow American Robin Townsend's Warbler Lesser Goldfinch Yellow-rumped Warbler
A screenshot showing 6 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Spotted Towhee Downy Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird Chipping Sparrow Cedar Waxwing Stellar's Jay
A screenshot showing 6 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Red-shouldered Hawk Hairy Woodpecker Violet-green Swallow Mourning Dove Hutton's Vireo Purple Finch
🧵 #TenMinMerlin Pacifica, CA
30 Mar '26 (19:53)
House Finch
American Crow
Dark-eyed Junco
Anna's Hummingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Townsend's Warbler
Lesser Goldfinch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1/2
#birds #nature #wildlife
#TenMinMerlin this morning in central Illinois shows a pretty good assortment. We didn't hear a Junco but we did get a White-throated Sparrow. They will both be leaving our area and heading north any time now.
Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch Northern Flicker Eastern Bluebird Blue Jay European Starling American Robin Mourning Dove Northern Cardinal Tufted Titmouse Dark-eyed Junco Red-bellied Woodpecker American Goldfinch Field Sparrow White-breasted Nuthatch Downy Woodpecker White-throated Sparrow Cedar Waxwing American Crow
Good morning! 🐦 #TenMinMerlin #NJBirds
#TenMinMerlin 3-30-30 Centerburg OH. House Sparrow, Common Grackle, European Starling, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Horned Lark (unconfirmed).
Northern Cardinal, Carolina Wren, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Brown Creeper
Eastern Phoebe, House Finch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Song Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Sparrow, European Starling, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
3/30/26 Cloudy and 60F #TenMinMerlin 🪶
#TenMinMerlin 30th March 2026, Westfield England, GB
Robin again takes the final match 🏆
I doubt the Siskin - it has appeared before this month, but as then only a single feint match.
Whoops guess who posted bird photos from the afternoon but not their #TenMinMerlin from the morning? (it’s me)
I’m happy that after weeks of silence my neighbor nuthatches have been very chatty. Swamp Sparrow is a mis-ID, they’re never in my urban yard (they like lots of cover. also, swamps)
Brown-headed cowbird, rusty blackbird, American crow, merlin, mourning Dove, Carolina wren, downy woodpecker, American goldfinch
American Robin, Northern Cardinal, black-capped chickadee, red-winged blackbird, golden-crowned kinglet, white-breasted nuthatch, common grackle, red-bellied woodpecker, European starling, red-tailed hawk, brown-headed cowbird (duplicate on screenshot)
#TenMinMerlin Toronto, March 29, 2026
#TenMinMerlin
Acorn Woodpecker
Violet-Green swallow
Allen’s hummingbird
Common Raven
Western flycatcher
Stellar’s jay
Spotted towhee
California towhee
Bushtit
Chestnut-backed chickadee
House finch
Purple finch
Pacific wren
Wilson’s warbler
Dark-eyed junco
Merlin sound ID list from March 29 near Davis, CA: California Scrub-Jay House Finch Eurasian Collared-Dove Black Phoebe Wild Turkey Great Horned Owl White-crowned Sparrow Western Bluebird
Trying this again. Not a long list, but I recorded the local Great Horned Owl pair and a Wild Turkey on an early morning #TenMinMerlin in Yolo County, CA.
#TenMinMerlin Pacifica, CA (continued)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
California Towhee
Violet-green Swallow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
Wester Flycatcher
Western Warbling Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
2/2
A screenshot showing 9 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Anna's Hummingbird Purple Finch Song Sparrow House Finch Spotted Towhee Lesser Goldfinch Red-winged Blackbird American Crow White-throated Sparrow
A screenshot showing 9 birds detected by Merlin in Pacifica, CA: Chestnut-backed Chickadee California Towhee Violet-green Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Wester Flycatcher Western Warbling Vireo Hutton's Vireo
🧵 #TenMinMerlin Pacifica, CA
29 Mar '26 (19:23)
Anna's Hummingbird
Purple Finch
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Spotted Towhee
Lesser Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow
White-throated Sparrow
1/2
Today's 10 birds for #TenMinMerlin whilst enjoying the sunshine
Blue tit
House sparrow
Great tit
Chiffchaff
Wood pigeon
Starling
Collared dove
Jackdaw
Robin
Goldfinch
Merlin screenshot showing House sparrow, northern cardinal, american robin, European starling, dark eyed junco, house finch, mourning dove, downy woodpecker
#TenMinMerlin was more like 7 minutes today, but we've got the usual suspects.
#TenMinMerlin 3-29-26 Centerburg OH. Common Grackle, House Sparrow, American Robin, European Starling, House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, Canada Goose, Cedar Waxwing.
#TenMinMerlin 29th March 2026, Westfield England, GB
Robin takes the final match again🏆
The Barn Swallow only matched once, very feint recording, and marked unlikely by Merlin.
