Using Merlin on the Scooter

One of the tools we have regularly used for the past several years in birding is the phone app Merlin. It's an amazing app that can identify birds by sound. I have now been able to mount a phone holder on the handlebar of my scooter so I can use the phone/app hands free as I motor along with both hands on the scooter controls. Yesterday afternoon we did a bird trip on the Rickreall Creek Trail System. This screen shot shows three of the birds Merlin identified as I rolled along: Dark-eyed Junco, Purple Finch, and California Scrub-Jay. Here is our eBird Observation List. We have now used the scooter/phone/Merlin combination on three trips, and loving life!