Here are some new bird apps for iPhones and Android devices, including what’s probably the two most highly anticipated functions. I haven’t had the chance to use these much (yet!), so I can’t speak to how well they work. I’ll post updates as soon as possible. BirdsEye Bird Log $9.99 iPhone; Android Website Birders have […]
Archive for 2012
Here are two new bird-finding guides that you’ll want if you’re birding these locations: Birding Trails Texas: Prairies, Pineywoods, and Panhandle by Jim Foster From the publisher (Wilderness Adventures Press): Texas is one of the outstanding birding states, with over 400 species of birds. Texas Birding Trails features 220 birding trails and locations. Jim Foster, […]
by Guy M. Kirwan and Graeme Green
Some of the most beautiful and amazing birds in the world. One of the most attractive and best family guides I’ve seen.
Larkwire is a website devoted to helping birders learn bird songs. You access it from your computer or web-enabled mobile device, just like any other website (no native mobile apps yet, but they are working on it). I haven’t used Larkwire enough to give an in-depth review and recommendation. So in this initial review, I […]
Forgot to do this last month, so the list will be a little longer than usual. Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide ABA Blog BrdPics John Rakestraw The Drinking Bird Audubon Magazine Blog The Birdbooker Report A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico: Coastal Habitats, Seabirds, Marine […]
by Pete Dunne
A season in one of the most inhospitable, but beautiful, places on Earth.
…in 2013! Yep, David Sibley is working on a revision to his Sibley Guide to Birds. I can’t wait! In the meantime, you can check out a plate for the new guide at Sibley’s Facebook page (you don’t have to have a Facebook account to view it). This seems like a good time to remind […]
An iPhone/iPad app based on the legendary Peterson field guide.
Here are two new, great-looking, and big(!) guides: Cotingas and Manakins by Guy M. Kirwan and Graeme Green From the publisher (Princeton University Press): The New World tropics are home to the richest avifauna on the planet, with more than 4,000 species, many of them endemic. Two groups found exclusively in this region are the […]
Peterson Birds of North America field guide app for the iPhone has been nominated for Best Outdoor App 2011 in the 148Apps.com Best Apps Ever award. Congratulations to Appweavers, Inc., as this is quite an honor. You can vote in the awards through January 25, 2012. I happen to be working on a review of […]
