Subject: [Tweeters] Phone apps
Date: Sep 8 12:09:07 2011
From: Marc Hoffman - tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com


No such app that I'm aware of (though I don't claim total familiarity
with what's out there). I'm sure its day will come, however. I have
an app, for instance, that allows me to take a photo of a leaf,
compares the shape to an online database, and reports back with an ID
for the tree. That, plus fingerprint ID, iris ID, voice ID, convince
me that all this technology is going to become available much more
widely in just a couple of years.

Marc Hoffman

At 11:20 AM 9/8/2011, Paul Bannick wrote:
>Is there an app that would let your phone identify the call of a bird?
>
>I ask that because there are apps that will hear a piece of a song
>(even in a noisy bar) and tell you the song etc.
>
>
>
>On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Marc Hoffman
><<mailto:tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com>tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com> wrote:
>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/>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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