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Index of Subjects --0016367b6070756b4804951c33b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I have an Iphone, and use 2 apps regularly - Ibird Pro and Sibley. Most birders will be familiar with the printed version of Sibley, and this is like having it handy in your pocket, complete with actual bird songs and calls rather than just attampted written decriptions. The 2 apps are similar but complementary. They also have links to Wikipedia articles etc. E.g. while looking at the Bell's vireo yesterday I was able to listen to the calls, compare them with the Chat, and look up all kinds of info. on line about both, right then and there. I could also have posted the sighting on line right then and there if I had wanted. As I visit family in the UK from time to time, I bought an even better app for birds over there, called Birds of N.Europe - which, incidentally, has lots of info about Greylag geese. Welcome to th21st century birding! Richard On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Bruce Stevens <m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi All, > > I dove head first into the smartphone market this weekend and can already > see the birding benefits of this tool. Foremost, it gives the birder the > ability to post a report to NS-RBA immediately provided there is cellular > coverage as we have already been seeing from a Blackberry post here and a > "sent from my iPhone" there. Furthermore, there are now birding e-books and > applications available for android phones, Apple iphones, and iPods, > including Sibley's Birds of North America in various forms since June 2010. > While the price for Sibley's is pretty much top dollar $30, it might be > useful to some in the field, or even as a more portable complement to the > paper guide. > > For Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (June 2010): > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sibley-eguide-to-birds/id354101483?mt=8 > > Android phones (Nov 2010): > > http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/11/android-eguide-now-available/ > > Blackberry is listed as "coming soon". > > -- > > Also at $15 is the Nat'l Geographic Field Guide for apple products (Apr > 2010): > > > http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/national-geographics-handheld/id315268465?mt=8 > > > -- > > Birding books are also being added to the Amazon Kindle format, so far of > note is Sibley's Birding Basics: > > > http://www.amazon.com/Sibleys-Birding-Basics-ebook/dp/B001O1O7EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AZC9TZ4UC9CFC&s=digital-text&qid=1289846605&sr=1-1 > > > -- > Bruce Stevens > Maryvale, NS > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0016367b6070756b4804951c33b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Hi,</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>I have an Iphone, and use 2 apps regularly - Ibird Pro and Sibley. Mos= t birders will be familiar with the printed version of Sibley, and this is = like having it handy in your pocket, complete with actual bird songs and ca= lls rather than just attampted written decriptions. The 2 apps are similar = but complementary. They also have=A0links to Wikipedia articles etc. </div> <div>=A0</div> <div>E.g. while looking at the Bell's vireo yesterday I was able to lis= ten to the calls, compare them with the Chat, and look up all kinds of info= . on line about both, right then and there. I could also have posted the si= ghting on line right then and there if I had wanted.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>As I visit family in the UK from time to time, I bought an even better= app for birds over there, called Birds of N.Europe - which, incidentally, = has lots of info about Greylag geese.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Welcome to th21st century birding!</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Richard<br></div> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Bruce Stevens <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com">m.bruce.s= tevens@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi All,<br><br>I dove head first= into the smartphone market this weekend and can already see the birding be= nefits of this tool. Foremost, it gives the birder the ability to post a re= port to NS-RBA immediately provided there is cellular coverage as we have a= lready been seeing from a Blackberry post here and a "sent from my iPh= one" there. Furthermore, there are now birding e-books and application= s available for android phones, Apple iphones, and iPods, including Sibley&= #39;s Birds of North America in various forms since June 2010. While the pr= ice for Sibley's is pretty much top dollar $30, it might be useful to s= ome in the field, or even as a more portable complement to the paper guide.= <br> <br>For Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (June 2010):<br><br><a href=3D"http://i= tunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sibley-eguide-to-birds/id354101483?mt=3D8" targe= t=3D"_blank">http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sibley-eguide-to-birds/id35= 4101483?mt=3D8</a><br> <br>Android phones (Nov 2010):<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.sibleyguides.co= m/2010/11/android-eguide-now-available/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.sible= yguides.com/2010/11/android-eguide-now-available/</a><br><br>Blackberry is = listed as "coming soon".<br> <br>--<br clear=3D"all"><br>Also at $15 is the Nat'l Geographic Field G= uide for apple products (Apr 2010):<br><br><a href=3D"http://itunes.apple.c= om/ca/app/national-geographics-handheld/id315268465?mt=3D8" target=3D"_blan= k">http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/national-geographics-handheld/id315268465= ?mt=3D8</a><br> <br><br>--<br><br>Birding books are also being added to the Amazon Kindle f= ormat, so far of note is Sibley's Birding Basics:<br><br><a href=3D"htt= p://www.amazon.com/Sibleys-Birding-Basics-ebook/dp/B001O1O7EO/ref=3Dsr_1_1?= ie=3DUTF8&m=3DAZC9TZ4UC9CFC&s=3Ddigital-text&qid=3D1289846605&a= mp;sr=3D1-1" target=3D"_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Sibleys-Birding-Basics= -ebook/dp/B001O1O7EO/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&m=3DAZC9TZ4UC9CFC&s=3Dd= igital-text&qid=3D1289846605&sr=3D1-1</a><br> <font color=3D"#888888"><br><br>-- <br>Bruce Stevens<br>Maryvale, NS<br></f= ont></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<b= r>Dr.R.B.Stern,=A0=A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<= br> B0P 1T0<br> <br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>= B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --0016367b6070756b4804951c33b4--
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