[wisb] Re: Book, recording ideas
- From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pastoral@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:52:49 -0500
I know what you mean about the lack of flight calls on iPod apps - I
have three different ones (Natl. Geog., iBird Explorer Pro and Bird
Tunes,) and none of the three has a Lapland Longspur rattle call. How
is that possible? At least two out of three have the Smith's Longspur
rattle, but I'd sure like to be able to compare them back-to-back. It's
frustrating. I really need to load my CDs onto my iPod, but just
haven't gotten around to it yet...
As to your larger question, Al, I think the future of field guides will
be in iPhone/iPod/iPad apps. I was slow to embrace the technology, but
it sure is handy to have multiple field guides on one small device -
that also plays songs! And there are getting to be more regional apps
available - the excellent Wisconsin Butterflies one replicates the
website nicely. One hopes as handheld devices become more ubiquitous,
there will be more of these specialized regional apps developed.
And hey - my iPod has a camera, so I can always take a picture of a
plant I don't know and ID it later! (But I won't count it on my life
list... ahem.)
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:
> Two potential birding/naturalist tools hit me in the last couple of days:
>
> * "Plant & Animal Identification for the Birder" - so many of us did not
> come into birding through naturalism/biology, and still have not penetrated
> the depths and mysteries of what else is around us. As a field trip leader,
> one hears many questions, yet it's simply not cost or trip effective to
> carry the ten extra specialized guides that handle all the flora and fauna.
> Of course, such books or tools would have to be regional in outlook.
>
> * "Flight Calls" - so many of the IPhone apps/CD's & related tools primarily
> cover the songs, but don't cover flight (or other) calls - half of our field
> ID issues.
>
> Of course, if either of these books/tools exist, let us know!
>
> Al Schirmacher
> Princeton, MN
> Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
>
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