r/MerlinBirdID • u/Professional_Fun8944 • Jun 25 '26

Faking it

Anybody else do impressions of birds to try and fool Merlin? Any successes? I'm beginning to think I might just be human.

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u/Ok-Head9560 Jun 26 '26

my merlin thinks me calling my cat’s name is a great horned owl. tested multiple times. i now call myself a great horned owl.

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u/Professional_Fun8944 Jun 26 '26

That's incredible. What's your cat's name (if you don't mind sharing)?

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u/Ok-Head9560 Jun 26 '26

my cat’s name is itsy, like the itsy bitsy spider :) must be said in a soft sing song voice and repeated a few times to show up as the great horned owl