[wisb] Re: Dendroica
- From: Petherick Chris <cpetherick@xxxxxx>
- To: Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:18:39 -0500
If you haven't checked this site out yet, you definitely should, it's
a great resource. I've already used it to identify a call that I
couldn't figure out (with some help from Mike Duchek). Thanks for
making the list aware of this site!
Chris Petherick
Fox Point, Northeastern Milwaukee County
On Jul 15, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Cutright.Noel wrote:
> From Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County
>
> Dendroica - New Bird Identification Training Tool
>
> The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) has developed a new web-based bird
> identification tool that displays songs, calls, and photographs of
> North
> American birds. Dendroica
> (http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/index.php) was developed to
> help students, volunteers, and professionals improve their skills at
> identifying birds by sight or by sound, particularly so that they can
> participate in survey and monitoring programs. The site includes birds
> from throughout Canada, USA, and Mexico. Participants also can
> contribute new photographs and sound recordings so it will continue to
> improve over time.
>
> Dendroica allows you to browse through lists of species found in a
> particular region to see their pictures and listen to their songs and
> calls. You can then quiz yourself, based on songs or photos or both,
> to
> see how well you have learned the species. You can develop your own
> custom list of species for study. To use all of the features of the
> program, including the quiz, or to submit your own photos or sound
> recordings, you must register and sign in. Registration is free, and
> only requires that you provide your name and a valid e-mail address.
>
> We hope after exploring Dendroica that you will find it as exciting
> and
> useful a reference tool as we feel it can be, and we look forward to
> any
> feedback and material contributions that you will be able to make. If
> you have any questions, concerns, or problems, you can reach us
> through
> the "Contact Us" link within the site.-Keith Pardieck
> (kpardieck@xxxxxxxx)
>
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