A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong
www.theguardian.com
Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures

For more than a decade, Elie observed and recorded the sounds the birds made and classified the calls according to the situation and the bird that made them. She then used machine learning to analyse what and how information was encoded in the calls. Finally, she ran tests that showed the birds agreed with her classification.

  • CapuccinoCorettoEnglish
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    26 days ago

    FYI, checkout the mobile app Merlin if you are interested in Birds and their calls. It uses your phones mic to detect birdsong and identify what’s around you.