[NatureNS] BirdTunes app comments

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Don=0AHaving some experience developing such things long ago,=0Aits easy to=
 do but very time consuming.=A0 the degree of=0Adifficulity is somewhat =A0=
akin to shovelling one pile of sand into another pile!=0AIt all depends on =
the market - if someone will pay - it will be done!=0AEnjoy the summer - I =
am - free of developing such computer systems.=0APaul'=0A=0A=0AFrom: Don Ma=
cNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: =
Sunday, July 28, 2013 8:07:49 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] BirdTunes app co=
mments=0A=0A=0A=0AI have an app called Shazam.=A0 You hold your device up t=
o the radio and in a few seconds it tells you the name of the tune and who =
is singing it (it uses iTunes library to check against).=0A=0AIf an app can=
 do that, than I would think that it would be easy to develop a library of =
bird songs and check out a song against it.=A0 There is great variabilty of=
 course in birds' songs and they vary by location.=A0 At least they should =
be able to narrow the song to one or two species.=0A=0ADon=0A=0A=0ADon MacN=
eill donmacneill@bellaliant.netOn 28/07/2013 5:58 PM, Nancy P Dowd wrote:=
=0A=0AThere is an app being developed at the U of Wisconsin (i think) calle=
d WeBird that is supposed to do just that. You record the sound on your sma=
rtphone to digitize it and it is sent to a server for ID. Must use WIFI or =
cellular data to do this. Not all of my birding locales have cellular servi=
ce (ie Camp in E Dalhousie). But that should improve with time.=A0=0A>=0A>=
=0A>Google "WeBird" for some further info. The posts I read were dated 2010=
. Should be out by now.=A0=0A>=0A>=0A>Nancy=0A>=0A>Sent from my iPhone=0A>=
=0A>On 2013-07-28, at 9:39 AM, james simpson <desolatechair@gmail.com> wrot=
e:=0A>=0A>=0A>I'm wondering if there are any apps that will capture a song =
and identify it's bird source?=A0 =0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>On Sun, Jul 28, =
2013 at 7:21 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:=0A>>=0A>>A few co=
mments on the BirdTunes app (birdsong identifying) available=0A>>>from the =
iTunes store and other places.=0A>>>=0A>>>If you already have the excellent=
 Sibley's app you will already have=0A>>>all of the songs/calls included on=
 the BirdTunes one.=0A>>>=0A>>>Its only advantage is the sonograms are show=
n for each vocalization=0A>>>which some may find helpful for clarifying and=
 comparing songs or=0A>>>being a memory aid. I do. But unless you do, I wou=
ld not bother to buy=0A>>>this.=0A>>>=0A>>>Nancy=0A>>>=0A>>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN=
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<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Having some experience developing such t=
hings long ago,</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">its easy to do but very time consuming.&=
nbsp; the degree of</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">difficulity is somewhat &nbsp;akin to sh=
ovelling one pile of sand into another pile!</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">It all depends on the market - if someon=
e will pay - it will be done!</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Enjoy the summer - I am - free of develo=
ping such <VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR>computer systems.</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Paul'<BR></div></SPAN>
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=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Don MacNeill &lt;donmacneill@bellal=
iant.net&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> naturen=
s@chebucto.ns.ca <BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> =
Sunday, July 28, 2013 8:07:49 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Su=
bject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NatureNS] BirdTunes app comments<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dyiv2915679722moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=3DCalibri>I have an ap=
p called Shazam.&nbsp; You hold your device up to the radio and in a few se=
conds </FONT>it tells you the name of the tune and who is singing it (it us=
es iTunes library to check against).<BR><BR>If an app can do that, than I w=
ould think that it would be easy to develop a library of bird songs and che=
ck out a song against it.&nbsp; There is great variabilty of course in bird=
s' songs and they vary by location.&nbsp; At least they should be able to n=
arrow the song to one or two species.<BR><BR>Don<BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dyiv2915679722moz-signature>Don MacNeill <A class=3Dyiv29156797=
22moz-txt-link-abbreviated href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" rel=
=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net">d=
onmacneill@bellaliant.net</A></DIV>On 28/07/2013 5:58 PM, Nancy P Dowd wrot=
e:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
<DIV>There is an app being developed at the U of Wisconsin (i think) called=
 WeBird that is supposed to do just that. You record the sound on your smar=
tphone to digitize it and it is sent to a server for ID. Must use WIFI or c=
ellular data to do this. Not all of my birding locales have cellular servic=
e (ie Camp in E Dalhousie). But that should improve with time.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Google "WeBird" for some further info. The posts I read were dated 201=
0. Should be out by now.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Nancy<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On 2013-07-28, at 9:39 AM, james simpson &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:des=
olatechair@gmail.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:deso=
latechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
<DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>I'm wondering if there are any apps that will capture a song=
 and identify it's bird source?&nbsp; <BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dyiv2915679722gmail_extra><BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dyiv2915679722gmail_quote>On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 7:21 AM, nanc=
y dowd <SPAN dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" rel=3Dno=
follow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@g=
mail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3Dyiv2915679722gmail_quote>A few comments on the=
 BirdTunes app (birdsong identifying) available<BR>from the iTunes store an=
d other places.<BR><BR>If you already have the excellent Sibley's app you w=
ill already have<BR>all of the songs/calls included on the BirdTunes one.<B=
R><BR>Its only advantage is the sonograms are shown for each vocalization<B=
R>which some may find helpful for clarifying and comparing songs or<BR>bein=
g a memory aid. I do. But unless you do, I would not bother to buy<BR>this.=
<BR><SPAN class=3Dyiv2915679722HOEnZb><FONT color=3D#888888><BR>Nancy<BR></=
FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><B=
R></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>
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