# \#audio-observations **URL:** https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/audio-observations/106.md [Latest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inaturalist.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tags.md) --- ## [Add ability to add/take notes on audio recording](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-ability-to-add-take-notes-on-audio-recording/78990)
**Author:** [@mgsbrown](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mgsbrown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-ability-to-add-take-notes-on-audio-recording/78990 "2026-06-17T16:54:12Z")
During audio recordings, the target species (example, an Eastern Phoebe), may only call a few times across a prolonged time period, while a whole other slew of birds, frogs and crickets are singing across that same recor… --- ## [Add "record starting 10 seconds ago"](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-record-starting-10-seconds-ago/76367)
**Author:** [@samlapp](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/samlapp)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-record-starting-10-seconds-ago/76367 "2026-03-10T19:32:35Z")
Platform(s), such as mobile, website, API, other: all mobile platforms URLs (aka web addresses) of any pages, if relevant: Replit feature demo https://nature-echo-recorder--sammlapp.replit.app/ Description of need: … --- ## [Cannot fetch audio file from static.inaturalist.org](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cannot-fetch-audio-file-from-static-inaturalist-org/72401)
**Author:** [@wilco\_vertegaal](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wilco_vertegaal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cannot-fetch-audio-file-from-static-inaturalist-org/72401 "2025-11-09T06:49:08Z")
Platform: Mobile (surfaced on user-created app “Wildspots“) App version number, if a mobile app issue: any Browser, if a website issue: n/a URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: e.g. https://… --- ## [Audio recordings recorded through iNaturalist](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/audio-recordings-recorded-through-inaturalist/69734)
**Author:** [@pdwinter](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pdwinter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/audio-recordings-recorded-through-inaturalist/69734 "2025-09-04T07:31:10Z")
I am trying to help on the ID of this insect https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308982573 I have downloaded the audio file (1615393.m4a) which was recorded in iNaturalist on an iPhone 12 Pro and I’ve put the recor… --- ## [Uploading audio recorded via app](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/uploading-audio-recorded-via-app/68715)
**Author:** [@branwendrew](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/branwendrew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/uploading-audio-recorded-via-app/68715 "2025-08-11T18:07:17Z")
Platform:Galaxy Android S24 phone App version number, if a mobile app issue:latest version Browser, if a website issue: URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: Screenshots of what you are seei… --- ## [Android Audio Recording App](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/android-audio-recording-app/64964)
**Author:** [@a\_teitzel](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/a_teitzel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/android-audio-recording-app/64964 "2025-05-12T04:17:49Z")
Hey everyone. Wondering if anyone has found a suitable app for audio recording. Currently, I have been using the built-in “recorder” for my Android phone. The process I have to go through to add them into iNat is to … --- ## [Is it possible to determine gender and stage of life of a bird by just audio?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-it-possible-to-determine-gender-and-stage-of-life-of-a-bird-by-just-audio/63296)
**Author:** [@kimberlydw](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kimberlydw)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-it-possible-to-determine-gender-and-stage-of-life-of-a-bird-by-just-audio/63296 "2025-05-11T13:23:12Z")
I assume there are calls and sounds that only the young make, like begging for food. When it comes to annotations i notice a large amount are completely blank and in particular the stage if life and gender. Since ive res… --- ## [Question About Audio Observations](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/question-about-audio-observations/64091)
**Author:** [@kimberlydw](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kimberlydw)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/question-about-audio-observations/64091 "2025-04-24T17:03:41Z")
Ive started doing audio observations of birds and have some questions. First is it okay to add pictures of the subject? I worry that someone might see the photo and make an ID without listening to the sound file. Would i… --- ## [Bulk Upload of AudioMoth Recordings](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bulk-upload-of-audiomoth-recordings/64203)
**Author:** [@olvr\_a](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/olvr_a)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bulk-upload-of-audiomoth-recordings/64203 "2025-04-22T20:54:58Z")
I’ve recently completed an extensive survey using AudioMoths and now have hundreds of one-minute recordings with confirmed presence of my target species, spread across a large geographic area. I’d like to upload these to… --- ## [Standards for identifying audio when multiple taxa](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/standards-for-identifying-audio-when-multiple-taxa/52283)
**Author:** [@naturalistnegin](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/naturalistnegin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/standards-for-identifying-audio-when-multiple-taxa/52283 "2024-06-11T14:08:56Z")
I am running an acoustic monitoring project for Brood XIII cicadas in NE IL. An iNat project is part of this monitoring project, Magicicada Soundmap Project Brood XIII. Monitors have been trained to walk a route, record … --- ## [Audio and CV suggestions](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/audio-and-cv-suggestions/49571)
**Author:** [@petezani](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/petezani)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/audio-and-cv-suggestions/49571 "2024-03-14T17:50:44Z")
Question. Does the Computer Vision train on audio? If not, is there any plan to include audio training so that audio files can offer suggestions? As of right now, the audio files I upload never include suggestions from t… --- ## [How to upload voice memos from iphone onto inat efficiently](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-upload-voice-memos-from-iphone-onto-inat-efficiently/42936)
**Author:** [@Oak\_toads127](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Oak_toads127)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-upload-voice-memos-from-iphone-onto-inat-efficiently/42936 "2023-06-29T19:50:00Z")
Hello, I have a bunch of audio recordings of birds on my iphone in the voice memos app, but I can’t directly upload these onto inat on my phone. Does anybody know a good way to add these? Thanks --- ## [Spectrograph allowed?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/spectrograph-allowed/31621)
**Author:** [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/spectrograph-allowed/31621 "2022-05-08T17:07:40Z")
I had been putting off going through all my audio files because I knew I would need to edit most of them. I finally downloaded Audacity and started getting to work so that I can upload the stuff I recorded during the Cit…