eBird Sound Recordings

eBird Mobile

eBird Mobile now lets you trim and upload sound recordings directly from your phone to your eBird checklist — no computer needed. 

You can edit the clip right there (i.e., to cut out handling noise to better focus on the bird) before it goes into your checklist.

This is a big step toward closing the Caribbean region's recording gap, especially for endemic and restricted-range species that are still underrepresented in the Macaulay Library.

Every recording you upload adds real value for identification, research, and conservation!

Read more about it here!

Feeling like a technological challenge?

Try one of the apps below and be a contributor to Citizen Science!

RØDE Rec for Apple

RØDE Rec is a professional field-recording and audio-editing app designed for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPod touch.

Key Features

• Broadcast-Quality Audio: Supports high-resolution recording (up to 24-bit, 44.1kHz or higher sample rates depending on settings).

• Editing Suite: Offers real-time waveforms, non-linear editing (cut, copy, paste, crop), and looping.

• Professional Controls: Includes adjustable gain, equalization (EQ), and input monitoring.

• Presets: Powered by iZotope to optimize audio for interviews, lectures, dictation, and noise reduction.

• Publishing & Sharing: Direct export options including SoundCloud, FTP, and Dropbox.

Availability

• RØDE Rec LE: A free "Lite" version is available on the Apple App Store to test core recording features.

• Modern Alternative: For current video and audio workflows, RØDE also offers RØDE Capture, a modern video and audio recording app optimized for content creation and direct hardware control.

RecForge II for Android

RecForge II is a professional audio recorder and editor app for Android devices designed to give users deep, hands-on control over sound capture rather than just basic recording.

Key Features

• Manual Sound Control: Turn off Automatic Gain Control (AGC) to prevent sudden volume shifts and adjust the microphone gain manually for quiet environments.

• Live Monitoring: Preview audio levels and view a real-time spectrum analyzer before and during a recording.

• Multiple Codecs: Record and convert files across a wide array of formats including MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, OPUS, M4A, and WMA.

• External Mic Support: Compatible with various external microphones and adapters like TRRS, iRig, and RODE series devices.

• Built-in Editor: Cut, crop, merge, or concatenate audio tracks, adjust playback speed or pitch, and extract audio streams from video files.