American bird guide app (1 Viewer)

squidge

Wha Whassssat

• Sep 29, 2014

• #1

Hi, looking for recommendations for a north American bird guide app. Something along the lines of the Collins birdguide app.

Regards Gerard.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #2

There's an app for the Sibley guide. That'll probably do the trick.

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

Staff member

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #3

There is Sibley's, as Andrew mentioned. Also iBird and Peterson's to mention a couple more.

 

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fugl

Well-known member

• Sep 29, 2014

• #4

I have all the North American birding apps. My favorite by far is the Sibley and if I were limited to one that would definitely be it.

 

squidge

Wha Whassssat

• Sep 29, 2014

• #5

Many thanks for the replies, I did put in Sibley in the app store earlier and it was giving me no results but now it is giving me the guide app. Looks like its exactly what I'm looking for.

Regards Gerard.

 

njlarsen

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Opus Editor

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• Sep 30, 2014

• #6

For your information: the current app is based on version 1 of the big Sibley guide. The book is out in second edition, with a different publisher, and the new publisher seems to prefer to work with a different app developer. I do not know how that will work out regarding upgrading from 1 to 2 when the second ed app comes out, and I do not know when the new app will be available. Therefore, purchasing the current version may not be advised if you have a long time horizon before you really need it.

Niels

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

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• Sep 30, 2014

• #7

Niels, thanks for posting about the Sibley App. I was seriously considering adding it to my iPad, will wait for a while.

 

squidge

Wha Whassssat

• Sep 30, 2014

• #8

njlarsen said:

For your information: the current app is based on version 1 of the big Sibley guide. The book is out in second edition, with a different publisher, and the new publisher seems to prefer to work with a different app developer. I do not know how that will work out regarding upgrading from 1 to 2 when the second ed app comes out, and I do not know when the new app will be available. Therefore, purchasing the current version may not be advised if you have a long time horizon before you really need it.

Niels

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Thanks for the info Neils, I've purchased the current version as it could be a while before the second version is released. As it stands the current version is sufficient for my needs.

Regards Gerard.