I highly recommend BirdJam (www.birdjam.com) which used to be called BirdPod
until Apple sued them. J



BirdJam software works with the Stokes CD's and several others, creates
multiple playlists (alpha, taxonomic order, by habitat, by similar sound
etc), edits out the voice introductions and includes photos. They'll install
the bird songs themselves if you buy an iPOD from them or you can do it
yourself.



Regarding iPOD models, I'd go for the 4GB Nano. No reason to pay a small
fortune for the Touch or other high capacity models which you won't need if
you're only using it for bird songs.



Mason Flint

Bellevue, WA



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rachel
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 1:56 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: iPods for birdsong



My cassette player is ridiculously obsolete, and I think it's about time I
got an iPod to download birdsong for use in the field. So, I would like to
ask all of you Tweeters what iPod models are working for you, and what you
recommend. I don't plan to use the iPod for anything but birdsong. My main
questions are:



1) How much memory is enough for downloading multiple birdsong CDs for North
America and elsewhere?



2) What displays and controls are easy to see and use under field conditions
(bright sun, gloved fingers, etc.)?



3) What add-on speakers offer the best combination of good sound quality,
volume, and small size?



4) Are there any other things I should consider?



I would appreciate any opinions. Please reply off-list, and if any of you
are interested in the responses I get, let me know and I'll send them along.



Rachel Lawson

Seattle

RachelWL at msn.com