After you select the bats to identify, you can automatically
identify them in
LIVE MODE.
2.5
Recording in Live Mode
There are two methods of initiating a recording; using triggers
and manually. Using triggered recording, a recording is triggered
only when bat activity is detected and is ended when there is no
activity or 15 seconds have elapsed, whichever comes first. As
long as recording is turned on, the device records automatically
when bats are present, even when the app is running in the
background. There is also a small manual record button which
you can use to initiate a recording. This can be used on its own or
while triggered recording is activated if the trigger misses
something. When you press the manual button, a recording
starts 5 seconds back in time and continues until you hit the
button again or 15 total minutes is reached. The NOISE filter will
Tap a species to learn
more about the species
or view the Merlin
Tuttle portrait.
Use dropdown to
select only bats in your
area for most accurate
results
Grey checks indicate
the species is in your
area but the app can’t
yet identify it.