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Description

BirdTunes provides bird enthusiasts with rapid, uncluttered access to a comprehensive collection of North American bird songs and calls.

The BirdTunes sound collection offers:

Encyclopedic coverage, including over 2400 tracks for 674 speciesover 10 hours of high fidelity sound.

Emphasis on the sound repertoire of each speciesincluding not just the primary song or call for many species, but also lesser-known songs and calls.

Recordings drawn from the collections of prominent field recordists including Lang Elliott, Kevin Colver, Martyn Stewart, Bob McGuire, Ted Mack, and Wil Hershberger.

The BirdTunes application also offers:

An attractive waveform display that shows progress as the current track plays.

Four playback modes, including modes for playing or repeating either a single track or all of the tracks for a species.

A gorgeous photo of each species, from the collections of well-known bird photographers including Brian Small, Lang Elliott, Mike Danzenbaker, and Marie Read.

A search facility that lets you rapidly find a species by any part of its name.

A customizable list of favorite species for quick access.

A list of the twenty most recently accessed species.

If you use BirdTunes in the field, please do so responsibly. We recommend the American Birding Associations Code of Ethics (http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html), particularly section 1(b), for guidance.

BirdTunes was created by Harold Mills and Lang Elliott.

Customer Reviews

"Rapid, uncluttered access" is right on (4 stars)
For me, "rapid, uncluttered access" to bird songs and calls is THE major advantage to this app.

Having bird songs in the hand while birding in the field is essential. There are a few ways to get them: iPod, Mobile field guides, or a stand alone birdsong app.

BirdTunes is an excellent stand-alone bird song/call app because it takes only a moment to reach an authoritative collection of sounds (calls, notes, regiona

The BEST bird sounds (5 stars)
BirdTunes is the best and most complete bird sounds app. Period. It's a must have for all birders.

There are several guides which promote themselves as having bird sounds and calls but none come close to BirdTunes' complete selection of recordings of bird calls, noises, and songs for each bird species. BirdTunes' clarity and quality of the recordings is also unmatched. They'll quickly get the bird's attention and make it appear if n

Rapid is right! (4 stars)
Sound quality is exceptional, but given the source it's no surprise. I do like the rapid access feature. Having multiple songs and calls is fantastic! I have two issues: First, for a $10 app there should be a help screen. It would be helpful if they incorporate the "how to use" info under FAQ from their webpage? Second, I wish the favorites had a user-defined label.

All-in-all a great app.

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