I purchased the iBird Explorer Pro for my iTouch as an alternative to
BirdJam (previously marketed as "iBird") because 1) it was less
expensive 2) it seemed likely to be updated more often (just an
assumption), and 3) it covered the entire US (whereas BirdJam has
separate programs for Eastern and Western US). I have not used
BirdJam, so I can't compare the two. Also, I have not used the
Explorer Pro very much, mainly because I'm already handling a lot of
camera equipment and it's just one more thing to remember and,
potentially, to drop :)

Explorer Pro does seem to be quite expansive, and a decent guide if
you want to look up specific species and review their images,
behaviors, and calls. The search criteria are well-organized and seem
pretty thorough, but I've had some occasions where they did not find
my bird, which was both cumbersome and frustrating. I have suggested
to the manufacturers that they include a feature to display the
search criteria for any given bird, so that the user can do some
"reverse-training" and learn how to use the criteria better. They
replied that they appreciated and would consider my suggestion.

I'd be interested to hear from BirdJam owners about their experiences.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
http://www.dartfrogmedia.com
mailto: tweeters at dartfrogmedia dot com

At 10:03 AM 9/7/2009, you wrote:
>i Bird Explorer Pro for either a iPhone touch, or iPod touch for
>29.99 at iTunes. It covers 940 birds, there is also another iBirds
>Explorer Plus for other models of the iPods for 19.99. I bought a
>8GB Touch iPod and the program is wonderful. But no life
>list. There are a total of 8 different areas of bird programs. I
>would like to hear from anyone who has comments on this program and
>maybe a Twitter discussion. The iPod Touch hooks up to the internet
>also by wi-fi.