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手机识鸟App让年轻人爱上观鸟
像Merlin Bird ID这样的手机App正帮助更多年轻人通过拍照或听声识别鸟类，让观鸟变得更有趣、更简单。
Many young people enjoy birdwatching now. They use special apps on their phones. These apps help them find and name birds. One popular app is called Merlin Bird ID. It was made by Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology. The app launched in the United States in 2014. It uses photos and sounds to identify birds. People can take a picture or record a bird song. The app tells them the bird's name quickly. It is like Shazam for birds.
Merlin Bird ID is very popular. It has been downloaded 42 million times. In 2026, people downloaded it 12 million times. The app can now identify 11,000 bird species. When it started, it only knew 285 birds. Its Sound ID tool has been used 4.4 billion times. Another app called Birda also has more users. Its downloads rose by 31% this year.
Megan Szostak is a 26-year-old birdwatcher from San Francisco. She uses Merlin Bird ID to learn about birds. She likes that the app is easy to use. Sam Lewis is a 32-year-old software engineer from Stockport. He made a new app called Lifer. Lifer makes birdwatching fun like a game. Users get virtual cards for seeing birds. The app protects rare birds. It hides their locations during important times.
These apps help people spend more time outside. They make birdwatching easy for everyone. You do not need special books or knowledge. Jessie Barry from Cornell University says the goal is simple. She wants people to get outside and enjoy nature. Technology helps us connect with the world around us. Birdwatching is becoming a fun hobby for many young people today.
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现在许多年轻人喜欢观鸟。他们在手机上使用特殊的应用程序。这些应用程序帮助他们找到并命名鸟类。一款流行的应用程序叫做Merlin Bird ID。它由康奈尔大学鸟类学实验室制作。该应用程序于2014年在美国推出。它使用照片和声音来识别鸟类。人们可以拍照或录制鸟鸣。应用程序会快速告诉他们鸟的名字。它就像鸟类的Shazam。
Merlin Bird ID非常受欢迎。它已被下载4200万次。2026年，人们下载了它1200万次。该应用程序现在可以识别11000种鸟类。刚开始时，它只知道285种鸟。它的Sound ID工具已被使用44亿次。另一个名为Birda的应用程序也有更多用户。其下载量今年增长了31%。
Megan Szostak是来自旧金山的26岁观鸟者。她使用Merlin Bird ID来了解鸟类。她喜欢这个应用程序易于使用。Sam Lewis是来自斯托克波特的32岁软件工程师。他制作了一个名为Lifer的新应用程序。Lifer让观鸟像游戏一样有趣。用户看到鸟类可以获得虚拟卡片。该应用程序保护稀有鸟类。它在重要时期隐藏它们的位置。
这些应用程序帮助人们花更多时间在外面。它们让每个人都能轻松观鸟。你不需要特殊的书籍或知识。康奈尔大学的Jessie Barry说目标很简单。她希望人们到外面享受自然。科技帮助我们与周围的世界联系。观鸟正成为许多年轻人今天的有趣爱好。