# \#sounds

**URL:** https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/sounds/113.md

[Latest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inaturalist.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tags.md)

---

## [Sound recordings in app not working](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/sound-recordings-in-app-not-working/81177)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mec\_oz](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mec_oz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/sound-recordings-in-app-not-working/81177 "2026-07-03T15:22:58Z")

</div>

Platform: Android app App version number, if a mobile app issue:1.38.2 (646) Browser, if a website issue: URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: Screenshots of what you are seeing: Des…

---

## [Add ability to add/take notes on audio recording](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-ability-to-add-take-notes-on-audio-recording/78990)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**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")

</div>

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…

---

## [Opinion on using sounds on your phone to attract animals?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/opinion-on-using-sounds-on-your-phone-to-attract-animals/73640)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@awitchemogurl](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/awitchemogurl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/opinion-on-using-sounds-on-your-phone-to-attract-animals/73640 "2026-02-06T06:57:26Z")

</div>

What are your opinions on using specific sounds, audios, or music to attract animals? Personally I don’t think its a good idea considering it can attract other animals that aren’t harmless. edit: and scare away other wil…

---

## [Question About Audio Observations](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/question-about-audio-observations/64091)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**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")

</div>

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…

---

## [Appropriate Non-animal sound recordings on iNat](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/appropriate-non-animal-sound-recordings-on-inat/36218)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wildwestnature](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wildwestnature)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/appropriate-non-animal-sound-recordings-on-inat/36218 "2022-10-17T15:06:38Z")

</div>

We don’t create new topics very often and so are nervous about it! We frequently enjoy identifying via these parameters: “Unknown” and “Has Sounds.” We refine location to our general region. We have found that time of y…