Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Equipment and Technique => Topic started by: newfoundlander61 on August 09, 2010, 06:51:38 AM
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I have started using an IPAD and am looking for some other birds opinions on apps for birding, checklists, & songs. Anyone on the using using an IPAD?
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I have an iPhone, but the apps should work the same (though there may be some concern re: image quality on the larger screen)...
The two apps I use the most (and would recommend) are:
iONTBIRDS - Free app, lets you check the ONTBIRDS list, for updates. It checks posts against known locations, and will plot the location on a map, iff possible.
iBird Explorer Plus - Can't recal price, but guess it was around $20 (covers North America, but there's a cheaper "Canadian only" version as well). It's an interactive guide, with hundreds of birds listed, includes pictures, information and recordings. You can search by attributes (e.g., size, colour, location seen, etc); basically, it's like having WhatBird.com with you, all the time. Once you've looked up a bird, you can easily add birds to a favourites/checklist. I also like the fact that the app is updated fairly regularly - adding more content, updated pictures, etc.
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There is also ibird pro -(29.99) and audubon birds -a field guide to North American birds 373 MB and costs 19.99
Personally my I-Touch is easier to carry around and fits into my pocket whereas the ipad is just a wee bit too big for my pockets LOL we use the ipad more for reading books and some limited games
now I want an iphone..will it ever end??
happy in ipod ipad itouch and imac heaven :)
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Thanks a bunch for the helpful info. I will check out these apps.