I like the Sibley app for the IPhone. It provides multiple songs and calls
for each species.

Bob Fisher
Independence, MO
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From: "Bill Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: Birdsongs


>I have been using Birdjam and iBird Pro for about two years.
>
> Both are excellent tools.
>
> For birdsong use the difference is generally the songs on Birdjam are
> about 30
> seconds while the songs on iBird are about 5 seconds,
>
> iBird is an App for the iPhone/iPod. Birdjam is a software installation
> via
> iTunes but has an excellent App interface. The main difference is that
> Birdjam
> is a birdsong tool and the iBird Pro is a field guide. Birdjam has an
> image of
> the bird when the song is playing and a range map. When used with the free
> App it is fast and easy to find any bird song.
>
> iBird has illustrations of the bird and multiple pictures of the bird. It
> has
> extensive write-ups on bird data. If you have internet connection (many
> times
> available in the field) you can press a function button and it will
> connect to
> FLICKR and find all the images of that bird available on FLICKR. That
> could be
> thousands. However iBird does not have a song for every bird it lists. In
> that
> case it presents a phonetic representation.
>
> Software: Updates to iBird Pro are free and I have installed three massive
> updates since I first purchased it. Birdjam developed the free App, which
> allows speedy finding of songs, provides a picture and a map. That allows
> bypassing the bird song lists you install via iTunes and takes you
> directly to
> the song you are looking for.
>
> Cost: Even if you own an iPhone/iPod Birdjam is significantly more
> expensive
> then iBird Pro.
>
> Bottom line: In my opinion Birdjam is the premier birdsong tool available.
> It is
> fast, easy to use and has a far more extensive library then any other.
> iBird
> Pro is an excellent field guide and a bargain. You would have to have
> several
> printed bird guides to have all the information if contains:
> illustrations,
> multiple pictures, maps and data.
>
> Bill Brennan
> Marble Hill, Bollinger County, Mo
>
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