Any way to download the information into one of the main birding databases
such as Eremaea or Birdata?
2009/8/6 Troy Mutton <>
> Hi everyone,
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> I installed this app last night, and for a few bucks it's pretty good.
> Does exactly what it says on the box - ie: is a checklist with links to
> other sources for further information.
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> You enter a location, it whacks on the gps reading of where you are to
> that location, and automatically gives the sightings the time you were
> there (or more accurately, when you started entering the information).
> Type in the first few letters of the birds name and it narrows the list
> to those birds with those letters anywhere in the name, select the one
> you saw, and away you go.
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> If you put numbers of birds in (I do for more unusual ones, and just
> rough estimates for more common types) you can click on the sighting in
> the list and add numbers and any field notes.
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> What I do like about the name selection is if you know you're looking at
> a (say) parrot, but can't remember the first part of the name, just type
> in "parrot" and it will limit the list to birds with those words
> appearing in their name (so the parrots and parrot-finches), and you can
> jog your memory ("ahh - it *was* a Night Parrot I just saw!"). You can
> also put in latin names, so if you know that what you're looking at is
> an Anthochaera phrygia, you can type that in. There doesn't appear to be
> a way to add any species - so if you're out on some distant territory
> and discover a new species for Australia, it's probably not going to be
> much chop. It looks as though it uses the C&B 2008 list.
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> The check list also gives you tallies of sightings - no good if you've
> got years of records already (I can't see any way to import
> information), but that's useful if you're starting out I suppose, or if
> you're on a new trip.
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> I'll give it the first proper field test in a few weeks when I'm in
> Brisbane for a conference, but if you are an iPhone user and want an
> Australian birding tool, you might want to give this a shot.
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> Cheers
>
> Troy
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> From: Troy Mutton
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 August 2009 11:13 AM
> To:
> Subject: Australian iPhone birding app
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> Hi all,
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> Recently, my trusty old mobile journeyed on to Motorola heaven, so I
> decided to upgrade to an iPhone. While looking for birding related apps,
> I came across one that appears to have been released in the last week or
> so - called "Birdsight Australia". Has anyone tried this out? Is it any
> good? Doesn't seem to be a field guide as such, more a checklist with
> cross-references to wiki, flickr etc.
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> It's made by naturalguides.com people, who's guide for America looks
> pretty solid. But there isn't much info on their website about the
> Australian app.
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> I have no financial interest in the app, I just stumbled across it last
> night.
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> Cheers
>
> Troy
>
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> birding-aus.blogspot.com
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