Hi Michelle,

Depending on what phone you have, there are several excellent apps. I
use iBirdExplorer Pro for iPhone/iPod Touch and am very pleased with
it. I find the biggest drawback compared to using a book is that you
can't just look at a page of similar species.

Here's an online article to give you the lay of the land:
"The Best Smartphone Apps for Birders" (Feb. 21, 2011)
http://www.backyardchirper.com/blog/the-best-smartphone-apps-for-birders/

Having read too much about the negative impact of using bird
recordings in the field, I've sworn off using my app to call birds
in, and would encourage others, too, to use the apps only for
identification and not for attracting birds closer.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA


At 10:47 AM 9/8/2011, Michelle Johnson wrote:
>Having recently taken a drink from the "Smart" phone kool-aid
>stand....I'm wondering if anyone has come across any useful and/or
>entertaining "apps" for birders? Thanks!
>
>Michelle Johnson
>Oak Harbor, WA
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