Remembird

[midwesternerr]

I received my remembird a month ago but only got around to testing it yesterday in heavy wind on a distant bird, you'll need to turn the volume up and listen carefully to hear it but see if you can guess the bird.

Remembird Test 1

[disuhan]

I just googled Remembird and it sounds like it'd be VERY useful in the field to help ID's! I have had several occasions where I hear something and wanted to record it, and also wished I could easily record the field marks I'm seeing to help ID later, but end up not clearly remembering exactly what I saw. I hate carrying a notepad with me - too inconvenient for me. This appears to be just what I need!
(I've always wanted something that you can take into the field with you to record a song, and have this miracle contraption tell you what it is... maybe it will exist sooner than I thought!)
This puppy is definitely going on my Christmas list! Thanks for sharing!

Oh, and my guess is Eastern Screech Owl.

[Equilibrium]

I have the volume cranked.... what am I doing wrong? I'm not hearing anything.

[turttle]

I couldn't get it to work either.

[turttle]

So, who has had ongoing experience with the Remembird, and is it as cool as it looks on the website? I had trouble hearing the bird behind the wind sound in midwesternerr's recording. Is this an ongoing problem or only occasionally?

I was going to put a game camera on my Christmas list, like the one that took the cool photo of the grey foxes on the other thread, but this looks cooler if it really works.

I got binoculars that record onto an SD card as a gift about five years ago and they were a flop on many levels, so I am skeptical about new, cool devices.

[midwesternerr]

I would say the volume of the recording was ~20% less than the volume in person. It's hard to say if that's a fair average because of the high wind. The purpose is for night bird surveys which are done for the year, so I won't really be able to test it until 2013. If you only care about ID, audacity will amplify it and you can make it a lot louder if you want. If you care about quality, you'll have to edit noise before amplifying or get closer to the birds. For a little more, you can do a homemade system (but you'll have much more to carry/setup) or you can buy either system used to save money. If you search you can find other recordings with the device to get a better idea what to expect. For really high end recordings, you're definitely going to want an external MIC.