BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide Hack 2.6.1 + Redeem Codes
A Global Birding Tool
Developer: Birds In The Hand, LLC
Category: Reference
Price: Free
Version: 2.6.1
ID: com.birdsinthehand.trogon
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Description
BirdsEye is a unique and powerful tool that helps you discover the birds around you and find the birds you want to see. See more birds with BirdsEye!
BirdsEye is the perfect tool for birders of any level, naturalists and educators. The free version of BirdsEye also includes stunning and detailed photographs from many top birders, bird photographers and guides.
"Best invention for birding since binoculars"... Kenn Kaufman, author of the famed Kaufman Field Guides to Birds of North America
"A landmark in birding"… John Fitzpatrick, Director, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
BirdsEye is great for beginning and intermediate birders as a free download. Explore the 100 most common birds near you (or for any spot on earth), and learn about the birds you are most likely to see in your yard or the local park.
When you are ready to see more, paid subscriptions give you access to every countable species in your region or worldwide.
Features:
INSTANT BIRD LISTS
• See customized lists of birds reported recently near you, at birding hotspots, or any random point on earth!
• Sea seasonal abundance for each bird for that location
• View recent eBird sightings and get driving directions to each one
INCREASE YOUR LIFE LIST
• See a list of “needs” - species recently reported nearby that aren't on your selected life or year list
• Reports of rare and notable birds in your area and across the ABA region
• Automatically sync your life or year lists with eBird for the ABA area, world, country, state or even county!
TRIP PLANNING
• Find additional content in the Bird Guide Store for other continents, including sounds, images and bird-finding tips from local experts.
• Set Favorite Locations for your destinations to scope out recent sightings
• Get driving directions right to any hotspot or sighting
• Support for bird names in several languages
STORE
We have partnered with Birdsounds.nl, the premier online store selling bird sounds packages for many regions around the world. Access these extensive collections of bird songs from right inside of BirdsEye.
Currently available sound packages include:
Bird Sounds of Costa Rica, Brazil, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Northern Siberia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Peru, Colombia, Belgium and Holland, and Malaysia!
Most BirdsEye functionality is available to all of our users. Certain premium features require a regional or world membership to unlock their full potential. Premium features include:
• More checklists for species on the Rare Bird Alert
• Rare Bird Alert - see the latest reported ABA rarities and eBird checklist
• Search for Notables up to 250 miles from current location
• Unlimited Favorite Locations
• View Bird List for any month of the year
• Downloading content for offline use
A NOTE ON MEMBERSHIPS: In addition to regional memberships, we offer a World membership that gives you access to all of the birds on earth and several other features. Your membership helps pay for our ongoing efforts to create the most innovative and powerful birding apps in the world. We do not and have never earned a profit on the sale of this app, but do it to support the birding community. Memberships, donations and the contributions of photos help us keep making BirdsEye better.
To get your membership, just launch BirdsEye and go to the Store. You'll see a membership option. The first monthly payment will be charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm your purchase.
Your BIRDSEYE memberships and subscriptions renew each month and your iTunes account will be charged automatically. You can turn off auto-renew at any point from your iTunes account settings. See birdseyebirding.com/privacy for more information.
We are committed to supporting the birding community and bird conservation through the eBird project. Our goal is to encourage participation through BirdsEye.
BirdsEye is the perfect tool for birders of any level, naturalists and educators. The free version of BirdsEye also includes stunning and detailed photographs from many top birders, bird photographers and guides.
"Best invention for birding since binoculars"... Kenn Kaufman, author of the famed Kaufman Field Guides to Birds of North America
"A landmark in birding"… John Fitzpatrick, Director, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
BirdsEye is great for beginning and intermediate birders as a free download. Explore the 100 most common birds near you (or for any spot on earth), and learn about the birds you are most likely to see in your yard or the local park.
When you are ready to see more, paid subscriptions give you access to every countable species in your region or worldwide.
Features:
INSTANT BIRD LISTS
• See customized lists of birds reported recently near you, at birding hotspots, or any random point on earth!
• Sea seasonal abundance for each bird for that location
• View recent eBird sightings and get driving directions to each one
INCREASE YOUR LIFE LIST
• See a list of “needs” - species recently reported nearby that aren't on your selected life or year list
• Reports of rare and notable birds in your area and across the ABA region
• Automatically sync your life or year lists with eBird for the ABA area, world, country, state or even county!
TRIP PLANNING
• Find additional content in the Bird Guide Store for other continents, including sounds, images and bird-finding tips from local experts.
• Set Favorite Locations for your destinations to scope out recent sightings
• Get driving directions right to any hotspot or sighting
• Support for bird names in several languages
STORE
We have partnered with Birdsounds.nl, the premier online store selling bird sounds packages for many regions around the world. Access these extensive collections of bird songs from right inside of BirdsEye.
Currently available sound packages include:
Bird Sounds of Costa Rica, Brazil, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Northern Siberia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Peru, Colombia, Belgium and Holland, and Malaysia!
Most BirdsEye functionality is available to all of our users. Certain premium features require a regional or world membership to unlock their full potential. Premium features include:
• More checklists for species on the Rare Bird Alert
• Rare Bird Alert - see the latest reported ABA rarities and eBird checklist
• Search for Notables up to 250 miles from current location
• Unlimited Favorite Locations
• View Bird List for any month of the year
• Downloading content for offline use
A NOTE ON MEMBERSHIPS: In addition to regional memberships, we offer a World membership that gives you access to all of the birds on earth and several other features. Your membership helps pay for our ongoing efforts to create the most innovative and powerful birding apps in the world. We do not and have never earned a profit on the sale of this app, but do it to support the birding community. Memberships, donations and the contributions of photos help us keep making BirdsEye better.
To get your membership, just launch BirdsEye and go to the Store. You'll see a membership option. The first monthly payment will be charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm your purchase.
Your BIRDSEYE memberships and subscriptions renew each month and your iTunes account will be charged automatically. You can turn off auto-renew at any point from your iTunes account settings. See birdseyebirding.com/privacy for more information.
We are committed to supporting the birding community and bird conservation through the eBird project. Our goal is to encourage participation through BirdsEye.
Version history
2.6.1
2020-05-07
This version includes bugs fixes and performance improvements. Happy birding!
2.6
2020-03-23
We have made some improvements and added a few new features!
- The app is properly formatted for efficiency across all device sizes.
- We fixed bugs causing issues for users when browsing locations and when linking to our other birding apps, such as the Hotspots app.
- Every species list now includes the Smart Search feature. This feature aids in quick bird identification when in the field. To use this feature, tap the magnifying glass icon (with a '+') in the top right corner of a species list page. For users familiar with these pages, this icon has taken the place of the filter icon-- the filter icon is now located in the bottom corner of the species list pages.
- Based on a request from a several users, you can now download your life list on to your mobile device! Visit your life list page and tap the download icon in the top right corner.
As always we would love to hear your feedback. Contact us at [email protected]
Happy birding!
- The BirdsEye Team
- The app is properly formatted for efficiency across all device sizes.
- We fixed bugs causing issues for users when browsing locations and when linking to our other birding apps, such as the Hotspots app.
- Every species list now includes the Smart Search feature. This feature aids in quick bird identification when in the field. To use this feature, tap the magnifying glass icon (with a '+') in the top right corner of a species list page. For users familiar with these pages, this icon has taken the place of the filter icon-- the filter icon is now located in the bottom corner of the species list pages.
- Based on a request from a several users, you can now download your life list on to your mobile device! Visit your life list page and tap the download icon in the top right corner.
As always we would love to hear your feedback. Contact us at [email protected]
Happy birding!
- The BirdsEye Team
2.5
2017-12-04
Here is a new release just in time for your holiday birding!
We’re pleased to announce a new release with a key improvement to BirdsEye - more robust offline content.
The newest release of BirdsEye provides for better offline experience by making the offline data - photos and text - available for a longer period of time. The old version cleared the data after a period of time, and unfortunately this may have coincided with the time you needed oo be offline most - when traveling to a remote location without good internet. You don’t have to worry about that, your offline data will stick around.
Thanks for all the great reviews and support this year, we have a lot of exciting things planned for 2017 and hope you'll keep giving us feedback about how we can make BirdsEye the best bird finding app in the world!
# The Details for the 2.5 update
• more robust offline use capabilities
• iOS 11 formatting supported.
• general bug fixes and improvements
If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you so very much.
We love hearing from you! Get in touch with us at [email protected], @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps.
We’re pleased to announce a new release with a key improvement to BirdsEye - more robust offline content.
The newest release of BirdsEye provides for better offline experience by making the offline data - photos and text - available for a longer period of time. The old version cleared the data after a period of time, and unfortunately this may have coincided with the time you needed oo be offline most - when traveling to a remote location without good internet. You don’t have to worry about that, your offline data will stick around.
Thanks for all the great reviews and support this year, we have a lot of exciting things planned for 2017 and hope you'll keep giving us feedback about how we can make BirdsEye the best bird finding app in the world!
# The Details for the 2.5 update
• more robust offline use capabilities
• iOS 11 formatting supported.
• general bug fixes and improvements
If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you so very much.
We love hearing from you! Get in touch with us at [email protected], @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps.
2.4.1
2015-12-20
Good news, we've fixed some bugs just in time for your holiday birding!
Thanks for all the great reviews and support this year, we have a lot of exciting things planned for 2016 and hope you'll keep giving us feedback about how we can make BirdsEye the best bird finding app in the world!
# The Details for the 2.4.1 update
• Christmas Bird Count pins now default to showing sightings just within the 7.5 mile radius circle of the count.
• Smart Search reliability tweaks
If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you so very much.
We love hearing from you! Get in touch with us at [email protected], @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps.
Thanks for all the great reviews and support this year, we have a lot of exciting things planned for 2016 and hope you'll keep giving us feedback about how we can make BirdsEye the best bird finding app in the world!
# The Details for the 2.4.1 update
• Christmas Bird Count pins now default to showing sightings just within the 7.5 mile radius circle of the count.
• Smart Search reliability tweaks
If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you so very much.
We love hearing from you! Get in touch with us at [email protected], @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps.
2.4
2015-10-13
• Improvements to maps
- Now the full hotspot name is displayed, no matter how long!
- slightly smaller pins for a cleaner look, especially when you zoom out.
Ratings are reset in the App Store after each update. If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you in advance!
- Now the full hotspot name is displayed, no matter how long!
- slightly smaller pins for a cleaner look, especially when you zoom out.
Ratings are reset in the App Store after each update. If you feel generous or have a couple of minutes, please take some time to leave a rating and review on the App Store. It makes a huge difference to us. Thank you in advance!
2.3
2015-08-24
SMART SEARCH
Use color, size and habitat to quickly narrow down the list of nearby sightings to find what you are looking for. Just stepped off the plane in Sydney, Australia and want to identify that blue and white swallow? A couple taps and you'll know that you are looking at a Welcome Swallow!
Smart Search is targeted to the traveling birder and new birders, helping you quickly learn the birds wherever you are in the world.
Not happy with one of the Smart Search results? Just swipe left over the entry and click the Feedback button to let us know!
XENO-CANTO LINK
Tap the link icon on any bird description or map screen to get a direct link to xeno-canto recordings for that species!
MORE STABLE OFFLINE DATA
Offline content like images and sounds are now stored in a more persistent area on your device, so it is less likely to be deleted by your phone if you are running low on storage. We want to make sure you can always access the data you need no matter where you are!
CURRENT AND SELECT MONTHS
You can now select any month when you are looking at a hotspot. Great for trip planning!
Lots of bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements to make the app more stable.
Enjoying the update? Reviews and ratings get reset for each release. If you are feeling generous, please leave a review. Thanks in advance!
We love hearing from you! Have a question, concern, or suggestion? Get in touch with support at [email protected], view our FAQ at http://bith.zendesk.com, @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps
Use color, size and habitat to quickly narrow down the list of nearby sightings to find what you are looking for. Just stepped off the plane in Sydney, Australia and want to identify that blue and white swallow? A couple taps and you'll know that you are looking at a Welcome Swallow!
Smart Search is targeted to the traveling birder and new birders, helping you quickly learn the birds wherever you are in the world.
Not happy with one of the Smart Search results? Just swipe left over the entry and click the Feedback button to let us know!
XENO-CANTO LINK
Tap the link icon on any bird description or map screen to get a direct link to xeno-canto recordings for that species!
MORE STABLE OFFLINE DATA
Offline content like images and sounds are now stored in a more persistent area on your device, so it is less likely to be deleted by your phone if you are running low on storage. We want to make sure you can always access the data you need no matter where you are!
CURRENT AND SELECT MONTHS
You can now select any month when you are looking at a hotspot. Great for trip planning!
Lots of bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements to make the app more stable.
Enjoying the update? Reviews and ratings get reset for each release. If you are feeling generous, please leave a review. Thanks in advance!
We love hearing from you! Have a question, concern, or suggestion? Get in touch with support at [email protected], view our FAQ at http://bith.zendesk.com, @birdseyebirding on Twitter, and facebook.com/birdseye.nature.apps
2.2
2014-12-19
MAJOR UPGRADE. Please read!
We are excited to introduce a brand new model for BirdsEye. Going forward BirdsEye will offer basic functionality for free so everyone can see the most common species around them. Advanced features will be offered through in-app purchases.
We appreciate those of you who have been supported us over the years. Existing BirdsEye users will not have to pay more to continue getting the great features you are used to. Plus this upgrade will be bringing you some new features like searching by month and more favorite locations. If you have questions or are unsure about whether you're getting full access, please contact customer support for help. ([email protected])
Here's a more detailed summary of changes:
REGION LISTS
You asked for an easier way to explore just the birds you are interested, and now you can! Browse all Species is now 'Region Lists', and lets you filter the lists to show just those species that are included in any specific product in our store. Browse just the list of species in your Bird Sounds of Venezuela collection, or limit it to exploring birds found in North America.
LOCATION SEARCH
Another one of the most requested features, searching for birding locations by name. On the Browse by Location screen there is now a search icon in the upper right. Tap that and you can search for cities, parks, rivers and more. You can even narrow the search down to just your state or country for more accurate results.
SET A MONTH FOR FAVORITE LOCATIONS
You can now select a month for each of your favorites. Use this to create a favorite for your spring trip to Magee Marsh, or your summer vacation to Paris, and you will know exactly what to expect before you even get there.
We are excited to introduce a brand new model for BirdsEye. Going forward BirdsEye will offer basic functionality for free so everyone can see the most common species around them. Advanced features will be offered through in-app purchases.
We appreciate those of you who have been supported us over the years. Existing BirdsEye users will not have to pay more to continue getting the great features you are used to. Plus this upgrade will be bringing you some new features like searching by month and more favorite locations. If you have questions or are unsure about whether you're getting full access, please contact customer support for help. ([email protected])
Here's a more detailed summary of changes:
REGION LISTS
You asked for an easier way to explore just the birds you are interested, and now you can! Browse all Species is now 'Region Lists', and lets you filter the lists to show just those species that are included in any specific product in our store. Browse just the list of species in your Bird Sounds of Venezuela collection, or limit it to exploring birds found in North America.
LOCATION SEARCH
Another one of the most requested features, searching for birding locations by name. On the Browse by Location screen there is now a search icon in the upper right. Tap that and you can search for cities, parks, rivers and more. You can even narrow the search down to just your state or country for more accurate results.
SET A MONTH FOR FAVORITE LOCATIONS
You can now select a month for each of your favorites. Use this to create a favorite for your spring trip to Magee Marsh, or your summer vacation to Paris, and you will know exactly what to expect before you even get there.
2.1.1
2014-09-19
2.1.1 update - just a few tweaks to make sure everything is working great!
MAJOR UPGRADE with lots of new features. Please read.
BIRDSEYE REGIONAL PACKAGES
You can now access all the BirdsEye regional and sound packages in a single version of BirdsEye on your phone! If you already own other regional versions, all you need to do is log in to each. That tells our server that you own it. The next time you log in to BirdsEye it will recognize that you own those other regions and make all of those species available through BirdsEye. We think it's pretty cool to have access to all of your birds in one place!
DIRECTIONS TO HOTSPOTS AND BIRDS
A much requested feature, you can now get directions to any location shown on a map in the app, whether it is a hotspot in Browse Map, or a bird sighting. It's about time, right?
DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE
We made it easier to download all of the photos and sounds you'll need when you're birding off the grid!
TIP: BROWSE ALL SPECIES
This new menu item gives you quick access to any bird in the world that you own. If you don't own any content for one of the species, we'll show you which packages will expand your coverage. You can search for birds by name or by 4-letter code. Try it! Typing "rtha" is a lot easier and faster than typing "Red-tailed Hawk"!
TIP: BROWSE BIRDS BY CURRENT MONTH
Browse by current month is available to all users and lets you explore all the species that are likely to occur at this time of year, whether or not they have been reported recently nearby in the last few weeks. Also a great way to see what rarities have shown up in the past and what to look out for!
MEMBERS: BROWSE BIRDS SELECT A MONTH
Members (who help pay for upgrades like this!) are getting access to this feature first. Now you can select any month or combination of months to use when looking at a list of birds. Use it for planning a trip to Peru next winter, or your trip to California next week.
Many other tweaks, including speeding up the performance of life lists, and more. More iOS8 fixes.
RATINGS
Our ratings in the App Store reset each time we release an update. Positive reviews directly affect our rankings and our ability to keep improving BirdsEye. Our team consists entirely of volunteer and low-paid bird fanatics. We need and appreciate your support to keep this app live!
MAJOR UPGRADE with lots of new features. Please read.
BIRDSEYE REGIONAL PACKAGES
You can now access all the BirdsEye regional and sound packages in a single version of BirdsEye on your phone! If you already own other regional versions, all you need to do is log in to each. That tells our server that you own it. The next time you log in to BirdsEye it will recognize that you own those other regions and make all of those species available through BirdsEye. We think it's pretty cool to have access to all of your birds in one place!
DIRECTIONS TO HOTSPOTS AND BIRDS
A much requested feature, you can now get directions to any location shown on a map in the app, whether it is a hotspot in Browse Map, or a bird sighting. It's about time, right?
DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE
We made it easier to download all of the photos and sounds you'll need when you're birding off the grid!
TIP: BROWSE ALL SPECIES
This new menu item gives you quick access to any bird in the world that you own. If you don't own any content for one of the species, we'll show you which packages will expand your coverage. You can search for birds by name or by 4-letter code. Try it! Typing "rtha" is a lot easier and faster than typing "Red-tailed Hawk"!
TIP: BROWSE BIRDS BY CURRENT MONTH
Browse by current month is available to all users and lets you explore all the species that are likely to occur at this time of year, whether or not they have been reported recently nearby in the last few weeks. Also a great way to see what rarities have shown up in the past and what to look out for!
MEMBERS: BROWSE BIRDS SELECT A MONTH
Members (who help pay for upgrades like this!) are getting access to this feature first. Now you can select any month or combination of months to use when looking at a list of birds. Use it for planning a trip to Peru next winter, or your trip to California next week.
Many other tweaks, including speeding up the performance of life lists, and more. More iOS8 fixes.
RATINGS
Our ratings in the App Store reset each time we release an update. Positive reviews directly affect our rankings and our ability to keep improving BirdsEye. Our team consists entirely of volunteer and low-paid bird fanatics. We need and appreciate your support to keep this app live!
2.1
2014-09-18
MAJOR UPGRADE with lots of new features. Please read.
BIRDSEYE REGIONAL PACKAGES
You can now access all the BirdsEye regional and sound packages in a single version of BirdsEye on your phone! If you already own other regional versions, all you need to do is log in to each. That tells our server that you own it. The next time you log in to BirdsEye it will recognize that you own those other regions and make all of those species available through BirdsEye. We think it's pretty cool to have access to all of your birds in one place!
DIRECTIONS TO HOTSPOTS AND BIRDS
A much requested feature, you can now get directions to any location shown on a map in the app, whether it is a hotspot in Browse Map, or a bird sighting. It's about time, right?
DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE
We made it easier to download all of the photos and sounds you'll need when you're birding off the grid!
TIP: BROWSE ALL SPECIES
This new menu item gives you quick access to any bird in the world that you own. If you don't own any content for one of the species, we'll show you which packages will expand your coverage. You can search for birds by name or by 4-letter code. Try it! Typing "rtha" is a lot easier and faster than typing "Red-tailed Hawk"!
TIP: BROWSE BIRDS BY CURRENT MONTH
Browse by current month is available to all users and lets you explore all the species that are likely to occur at this time of year, whether or not they have been reported recently nearby in the last few weeks. Also a great way to see what rarities have shown up in the past and what to look out for!
MEMBERS: BROWSE BIRDS SELECT A MONTH
Members (who help pay for upgrades like this!) are getting access to this feature first. Now you can select any month or combination of months to use when looking at a list of birds. Use it for planning a trip to Peru next winter, or your trip to California next week.
Many other tweaks, including speeding up the performance of life lists, and more.
RATINGS
Our ratings in the App Store reset each time we release an update. Positive reviews directly affect our rankings and our ability to keep improving BirdsEye. Our team consists entirely of volunteer and low-paid bird fanatics. We need and appreciate your support to keep this app live!
BIRDSEYE REGIONAL PACKAGES
You can now access all the BirdsEye regional and sound packages in a single version of BirdsEye on your phone! If you already own other regional versions, all you need to do is log in to each. That tells our server that you own it. The next time you log in to BirdsEye it will recognize that you own those other regions and make all of those species available through BirdsEye. We think it's pretty cool to have access to all of your birds in one place!
DIRECTIONS TO HOTSPOTS AND BIRDS
A much requested feature, you can now get directions to any location shown on a map in the app, whether it is a hotspot in Browse Map, or a bird sighting. It's about time, right?
DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE
We made it easier to download all of the photos and sounds you'll need when you're birding off the grid!
TIP: BROWSE ALL SPECIES
This new menu item gives you quick access to any bird in the world that you own. If you don't own any content for one of the species, we'll show you which packages will expand your coverage. You can search for birds by name or by 4-letter code. Try it! Typing "rtha" is a lot easier and faster than typing "Red-tailed Hawk"!
TIP: BROWSE BIRDS BY CURRENT MONTH
Browse by current month is available to all users and lets you explore all the species that are likely to occur at this time of year, whether or not they have been reported recently nearby in the last few weeks. Also a great way to see what rarities have shown up in the past and what to look out for!
MEMBERS: BROWSE BIRDS SELECT A MONTH
Members (who help pay for upgrades like this!) are getting access to this feature first. Now you can select any month or combination of months to use when looking at a list of birds. Use it for planning a trip to Peru next winter, or your trip to California next week.
Many other tweaks, including speeding up the performance of life lists, and more.
RATINGS
Our ratings in the App Store reset each time we release an update. Positive reviews directly affect our rankings and our ability to keep improving BirdsEye. Our team consists entirely of volunteer and low-paid bird fanatics. We need and appreciate your support to keep this app live!
2.0
2014-07-31
CURRENT MONTH BIRD LIST
We have a new way to display sightings of birds around you, showing species reported in the current month over the last 7 years, rather than just those recently reported. This is particularly useful in areas with sparse eBird data. For the first release of the Current Month feature, it will be available for members only.
NEW: BIRD GUIDE STORE
We have partnered with Birdsounds.nl, the premier online store selling some of the most comprehensive bird sounds packages for many regions around the world. Purchasing these packages will give you access to these extensive collections of bird songs from right inside of BirdsEye. You will also be able to access BirdsEye content for those species, including text and images.
• Bird Sounds of Costa Rica by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Brazil by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Nicaragua by Doug Knapp and Tom Will
• Bird Sounds of Venezuela by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Mexico by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Northern Siberia by Christoph Zöckler
• Bird Sounds of Sri Lanka by Deepal Warakagoda and Uditha Hettige
• Bird Sounds of Australia by Fred van Gessel
OFFLINE CONTENT DOWNLOADING
You can now download images and sounds for offline use, for better access when there is no cell connection, or to save data. Download for Offline is available for all users from the Settings screen.
Fixes and tweaks
• No more rapid unintentional updates to list of birds when driving
• Clearer display on the main screen of which life/year list you are using
• Added more language options
• Cleaner display of species text
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions or need help using the app.
We have a new way to display sightings of birds around you, showing species reported in the current month over the last 7 years, rather than just those recently reported. This is particularly useful in areas with sparse eBird data. For the first release of the Current Month feature, it will be available for members only.
NEW: BIRD GUIDE STORE
We have partnered with Birdsounds.nl, the premier online store selling some of the most comprehensive bird sounds packages for many regions around the world. Purchasing these packages will give you access to these extensive collections of bird songs from right inside of BirdsEye. You will also be able to access BirdsEye content for those species, including text and images.
• Bird Sounds of Costa Rica by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Brazil by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Nicaragua by Doug Knapp and Tom Will
• Bird Sounds of Venezuela by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Mexico by Peter Boesman
• Bird Sounds of Northern Siberia by Christoph Zöckler
• Bird Sounds of Sri Lanka by Deepal Warakagoda and Uditha Hettige
• Bird Sounds of Australia by Fred van Gessel
OFFLINE CONTENT DOWNLOADING
You can now download images and sounds for offline use, for better access when there is no cell connection, or to save data. Download for Offline is available for all users from the Settings screen.
Fixes and tweaks
• No more rapid unintentional updates to list of birds when driving
• Clearer display on the main screen of which life/year list you are using
• Added more language options
• Cleaner display of species text
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions or need help using the app.
1.9
2014-06-23
Thanks to your responses we've added a few of the most requested features to the app.
• The app now allows up to 5 Favorite Locations.
• We've made it easier to select a Year or Life List to base your Needs lists on. Just go to Settings -> Change Bird List to select any region in the world.
We hope you are finding some great birds with the app. Let us know how we are doing at [email protected]
• The app now allows up to 5 Favorite Locations.
• We've made it easier to select a Year or Life List to base your Needs lists on. Just go to Settings -> Change Bird List to select any region in the world.
We hope you are finding some great birds with the app. Let us know how we are doing at [email protected]
1.8
2014-05-08
PLEASE READ BEFORE UPGRADING!
This is a major rewrite of BirdsEye. There are many features we hope you love, but first a drawback to be aware of: Your BirdsEye life list will be reset.
This new build includes the main features of the original BirdsEye, plus a whole lot more!
New or improved features include:
• 1,050+ species: More comprehensive than the ~800 included in the original BirdsEye
• NEW: Local abundance bar charts show seasonal abundance in your area or across the country
• FIX: Current ABA/eBird taxonomy including Pacific Wren and Mexican Whip-poor-will
• NEW: Link to actual eBird checklists including notes and photos for rare and notables
• NEW: Automatically sync your BirdsEye list to your eBird lists
• NEW: Back up your life and year lists to the cloud for the world, ABA area, country, state or county
• NEW: Access your life lists across all your devices
• Lots more species, photos and text
Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements.
We are thrilled to bring this to our original BirdsEye users for no upgrade cost.
Please consider becoming a BirdsEye member, which for a small monthly payment will enable us to continue to develop cutting edge apps for birders, and will also give you full access to some of the premium features of BirdsEye.
This is a major rewrite of BirdsEye. There are many features we hope you love, but first a drawback to be aware of: Your BirdsEye life list will be reset.
This new build includes the main features of the original BirdsEye, plus a whole lot more!
New or improved features include:
• 1,050+ species: More comprehensive than the ~800 included in the original BirdsEye
• NEW: Local abundance bar charts show seasonal abundance in your area or across the country
• FIX: Current ABA/eBird taxonomy including Pacific Wren and Mexican Whip-poor-will
• NEW: Link to actual eBird checklists including notes and photos for rare and notables
• NEW: Automatically sync your BirdsEye list to your eBird lists
• NEW: Back up your life and year lists to the cloud for the world, ABA area, country, state or county
• NEW: Access your life lists across all your devices
• Lots more species, photos and text
Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements.
We are thrilled to bring this to our original BirdsEye users for no upgrade cost.
Please consider becoming a BirdsEye member, which for a small monthly payment will enable us to continue to develop cutting edge apps for birders, and will also give you full access to some of the premium features of BirdsEye.
1.61
2012-08-13
-bug fixes
1.6
2012-05-24
Significant upgrade, with much more data richness and details:
-- see points throughout species range to get a feel for overall range
-- see all recent, nearby sightings to help understand local distribution
-- see starred hotspots that have 7 or more birds that would be new for you
-- see your personal locations much more precisely
-- see points throughout species range to get a feel for overall range
-- see all recent, nearby sightings to help understand local distribution
-- see starred hotspots that have 7 or more birds that would be new for you
-- see your personal locations much more precisely
1.5
2012-01-11
Enhanced data updating on all devices.
Bug fix for crashes on iPod/iTouch running iOS3.
Better display on iPad, iPod and iTouch.
Bug fix for crashes on iPod/iTouch running iOS3.
Better display on iPad, iPod and iTouch.
1.4
2011-11-30
Important Note: with the release of iOS5, we can no longer support iOS3; the two operating systems are just too different. We recommend that if you have a OS3 device, especially an iPod Touch, that you do not upgrade.
BirdsEye 1.4 adds important new features, bug fixes and iOS 5 compatibility:
Fix: Compatibility with iOS 5. Some users were experiencing crashes, which are corrected in this version.
New Feature: Map view now highlights birding hotspots with rare/notable birds and birds that are not on your life list.
New Feature: Maps the location of the 1000 most recent sightings of a species, helping you understand their geographic distribution.
Improvement: We've built a new, more intuitive interface for setting the locations.
New Feature: You can now bookmark your favorite locations.
Improvement: Locations are now stored in memory when you quit BirdsEye.
Thank you to all of our users who have provided feedback, bug reports, compliments and suggestions. We appreciate your feedback!
BirdsEye 1.4 adds important new features, bug fixes and iOS 5 compatibility:
Fix: Compatibility with iOS 5. Some users were experiencing crashes, which are corrected in this version.
New Feature: Map view now highlights birding hotspots with rare/notable birds and birds that are not on your life list.
New Feature: Maps the location of the 1000 most recent sightings of a species, helping you understand their geographic distribution.
Improvement: We've built a new, more intuitive interface for setting the locations.
New Feature: You can now bookmark your favorite locations.
Improvement: Locations are now stored in memory when you quit BirdsEye.
Thank you to all of our users who have provided feedback, bug reports, compliments and suggestions. We appreciate your feedback!
1.3
2010-08-05
This release includes a fix for the slow eBird downloads that some users experienced after upgrading to iOS4.
The 'View Birding Hotspots' screen includes many new public hotspots that were added to eBird since the last BirdsEye update.
Three-year history is now displayed even for personal locations and new public hotspots.
The following species have been added:
Variegated Flycatcher
Loggerhead Kingbird
Taiga Flycatcher
Brown-backed Solitaire
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Redwing
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
White-tailed Eagle
Red-footed Falcon
We updated the common names for the following birds in order to stay in sync with the recent eBird taxonomy change.
Peach-faced Lovebird is now Rosy-faced Lovebird
Black-hooded Parakeet is now Nanday Parakeet
Hill Myna is now Common Hill Myna
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow is now Nelson's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow is now Saltmarsh Sparrow
You can read more about the eBird taxonomy change at the link below.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-taxonomy
The 'View Birding Hotspots' screen includes many new public hotspots that were added to eBird since the last BirdsEye update.
Three-year history is now displayed even for personal locations and new public hotspots.
The following species have been added:
Variegated Flycatcher
Loggerhead Kingbird
Taiga Flycatcher
Brown-backed Solitaire
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Redwing
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
White-tailed Eagle
Red-footed Falcon
We updated the common names for the following birds in order to stay in sync with the recent eBird taxonomy change.
Peach-faced Lovebird is now Rosy-faced Lovebird
Black-hooded Parakeet is now Nanday Parakeet
Hill Myna is now Common Hill Myna
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow is now Nelson's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow is now Saltmarsh Sparrow
You can read more about the eBird taxonomy change at the link below.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-taxonomy
1.2
2010-02-26
✔ New “Notable Sightings and Rare Birds” feature
Instantly see recent reports of truly rare birds throughout North America, as well as reports that are unexpected and significant locally.
✔ Now includes content for all 847 species!
Instantly see recent reports of truly rare birds throughout North America, as well as reports that are unexpected and significant locally.
✔ Now includes content for all 847 species!
1.1
2010-01-09
Improvements in this release:
✔ Displays observations from eBird "personal locations"
Maps and lists are no longer limited to observations at public hotspots. You will now see many more local observations. Plus, the birds that are hardest to find don't always choose to show up at public hotspots. Displaying observations from personal locations makes finding these birds much easier.
✔ Downloads new hotspots from eBird
BirdsEye will now download new public hotspots that are added to eBird, and will update the local database if a personal location is promoted to a public hotspot in eBird.
✔ Displays a "last updated" date
Lists and maps will now display the date and time of the last download from eBird. Now you can be sure that you are viewing the freshest data available.
✔ Displays observations from eBird "personal locations"
Maps and lists are no longer limited to observations at public hotspots. You will now see many more local observations. Plus, the birds that are hardest to find don't always choose to show up at public hotspots. Displaying observations from personal locations makes finding these birds much easier.
✔ Downloads new hotspots from eBird
BirdsEye will now download new public hotspots that are added to eBird, and will update the local database if a personal location is promoted to a public hotspot in eBird.
✔ Displays a "last updated" date
Lists and maps will now display the date and time of the last download from eBird. Now you can be sure that you are viewing the freshest data available.
1.0
2009-12-01
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| US and Canada Membership (This package gives the user access to the US and Canada package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF402510753✱✱✱✱✱ | B827EF9✱✱✱✱✱ |
| World Membership (Subscribers receive: - More details of bird sightings and coverage over a larger area - Cloud-based storage of bird lists; sightings; favorite birding hotspots and settings - Additional images, audio, text etc. as they are added) |
Free |
IF461980325✱✱✱✱✱ | 1DDE077✱✱✱✱✱ |
| US and Canada Membership (This package gives the user access to the US and Canada package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF402510753✱✱✱✱✱ | B827EF9✱✱✱✱✱ |
| BirdsEye Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (This package gives the user access to the Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF799217163✱✱✱✱✱ | 7E98332✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Europe and the Western Palearctic (This package gives the user access to the Europe and the Western Palearctic package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF428372307✱✱✱✱✱ | 79A3B31✱✱✱✱✱ |
| World Membership (Subscribers receive: - More details of bird sightings and coverage over a larger area - Cloud-based storage of bird lists; sightings; favorite birding hotspots and settings - Additional images, audio, text etc. as they are added) |
Free |
IF461980325✱✱✱✱✱ | 1DDE077✱✱✱✱✱ |
| South America Membership (This package gives the user access to the South America package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF726551359✱✱✱✱✱ | 706818C✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Asia Membership (This package gives the user access to the Asia package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF103934465✱✱✱✱✱ | 286D778✱✱✱✱✱ |
| BirdsEye Africa Membeship (This package gives the user access to the BirdsEye Africa package in BirdsEye. User has access to daily updated sounds, text, images and sightings that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF957187561✱✱✱✱✱ | 3B029C9✱✱✱✱✱ |
| BirdsEye - Hawaii and the South Pacific (This package gives the user access to the Hawaii and the South Pacific package in BirdsEye. User has access to sounds, text, and/or images that come with this package, both from the cloud, or to download to local storage.) |
Free |
IF285247009✱✱✱✱✱ | DAE795B✱✱✱✱✱ |
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Ratings
4.5 out of 5
1 644 Ratings
Reviews
Sugilite,
Wonderful app that I use around the world
You really need to buy the paid version to appreciate this app as well as use eBird. We use it constantly when birding often without a field guide. It’s ability to customize search to an eBird hotspot, showing birds seen in a limited area, a limited timeframe is invaluable. You can even have it tell you what birds you are missing on your life list that have recently been seen. I’ve been using the app for a couple of years now and I’m still discovering useful things that you can do with it. Highly recommended by me at least. My only complaint is that it does not have family sharing for the purchase options. Apparently each person in the family must purchase a license to use it.
Dany Sloan,
More issues over time
There are as many great things about this app as there are bad things. I’ve been paying for the world subscription for several years, yet sometimes when I try to pull up a species account it states that I need to subscribe. Many of the species have top-notch photos, while others have lower quality photos. When you dig into things a bit, one of the reasons for this becomes apparent - a handful of photographers screw with the ratings so excellent photos that are not theirs are scored lower. This is most apparent with many of the Australian species - the same 2-3 photographers are represented across many of the species from this continent. While the information available in this app is robust, loading time is an issue. For example, when one attempts to load a checklist via a species featured in the rare birds section, it can take up to a minute to load the checklist. It’s been like this for at least two years. And no, this isn’t an issue with my phone - I’ve replicated this issue on other phones. Next, getting any sort of response from people who run the app is impossible. I’ve never gotten a response from them (although if BirdsEye has the same owner it had 10 years, this is not surprising). Lastly, each year there seems to be fewer and fewer updates to the app. In fact, I don’t think there have been any in 2021. And in past couple of weeks more things have stopped working on the app.
Robotsonic9,
Essential birding app
This is one of the apps that every birder should have. It tells you which birds to expect at any given time of year in any given area, which is amazingly helpful. The photos and audio files are all excellent quality. For beginners, this app will allow you to easily scroll through the birds in your area, allowing you to potentially identify the bird without flipping through a field guide. More experienced birders will love the frequency bars showing when to expect each bird throughout the year, and the audio files for each species. This app does not give detailed descriptions of birds (such as behaviors and habitat), so it does not replace more in-depth field guides. But for actual usefulness while birding, this app is essential.
overcastpodcast,
Tech issues after membership purchase
After spending $14 dollars on the North American membership and the Eastern North American package (I should’ve just gotten the membership, whoops), I ran into a frustrating number of tech issues. I was only able to solve them by reading through the support FAQ, which is an annoying amount of work for such an expensive app. First, the app kept telling me that I was viewing a “free preview”, which wasn’t true. Also, I couldn’t click on the buttons on the bottom of the page because of the green banner advertising other memberships for purchase. After reading the support FAQ, I had to change my iPhone app settings and then “restore purchases” in the app itself. I had no issues downloading data for offline use, although it took about 10 minutes. I’ll update this review as I get to use the app more in the field.
kw23kw,
Best mobile app for finding birds.
This app is excellent. I haven’t had any of the other problems that I’ve seen in other comments. No download issues, it’s been completely free for me to use. I LOVE that it shows the time of year that each species occurs in your location.
This is app is intuitive and full of great information for beginners to lifelong birders.
Comparison:
I don’t like how the list funtion works for tracking birds you have seen. It seems that lists are tied to EBird hotspot locations only, so I could not, for example, make a backyard list for this app. I don’t mind This however, because I only use eBird for list making anyways. The Audubon app also has custom list making ability, so this downside to this app does not impact my use of it.
Audubon app also shows birds around you, but it doesn’t include all hotspots, so this app holds more information. Other apps with this level of functionality are not free.
You can get all this information on the ebird website, but this app is the best option when you aren’t using a laptop.
10 our of 10 in my book.
This is app is intuitive and full of great information for beginners to lifelong birders.
Comparison:
I don’t like how the list funtion works for tracking birds you have seen. It seems that lists are tied to EBird hotspot locations only, so I could not, for example, make a backyard list for this app. I don’t mind This however, because I only use eBird for list making anyways. The Audubon app also has custom list making ability, so this downside to this app does not impact my use of it.
Audubon app also shows birds around you, but it doesn’t include all hotspots, so this app holds more information. Other apps with this level of functionality are not free.
You can get all this information on the ebird website, but this app is the best option when you aren’t using a laptop.
10 our of 10 in my book.
mfears,
Horrible user experience
Very painful user experience.
When I try to view a bird it’s says you need a subscription. You can’t use the app without paying apparently. I purchased a subscription and then I need to download 15,000+ files.
So I start downloading but if the phone goes to sleep the download stops and I get a download error. So I plug the phone in and keep it awake by tapping the screen and watch 1000’s of files slowly download.
After 30 minutes the download finishes. Then I try to view a bird’s info and it tells me to download again.
So I try to download again and it tells me I’ve already downloaded.
No documentation other than a pitch to pay for a subscription. No troubleshooting guide. The contact support link is broken so there is no way to get assistance and no way to figure what I did wrong.
So I delete the the download and try again. Same problem. I’ve been trying to get this to work for hours now. It’s just $3 so it’s not really worth the trouble to try to get a refund.
I would rather have not spent so much time trying to get this to work.
There are other apps that do work and don’t charge monthly fees. Try Audubon Birds or Merlin Bird ID. You will need to download bird packs for those but it only takes a few seconds to download.
I strongly recommend you don’t pay for this app when there are much better free alternatives.
When I try to view a bird it’s says you need a subscription. You can’t use the app without paying apparently. I purchased a subscription and then I need to download 15,000+ files.
So I start downloading but if the phone goes to sleep the download stops and I get a download error. So I plug the phone in and keep it awake by tapping the screen and watch 1000’s of files slowly download.
After 30 minutes the download finishes. Then I try to view a bird’s info and it tells me to download again.
So I try to download again and it tells me I’ve already downloaded.
No documentation other than a pitch to pay for a subscription. No troubleshooting guide. The contact support link is broken so there is no way to get assistance and no way to figure what I did wrong.
So I delete the the download and try again. Same problem. I’ve been trying to get this to work for hours now. It’s just $3 so it’s not really worth the trouble to try to get a refund.
I would rather have not spent so much time trying to get this to work.
There are other apps that do work and don’t charge monthly fees. Try Audubon Birds or Merlin Bird ID. You will need to download bird packs for those but it only takes a few seconds to download.
I strongly recommend you don’t pay for this app when there are much better free alternatives.
Too Many Lattes,
BirdsEye works fantastically!
Newest successful experience with this profoundly useful and elegant app: I was attending a meeting at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (someone had to go!). As I always do on such trips, I looked to see if there were any nearby opportunities to see new birds. I hadn't been to Wyoming for decades, so there were several, and at one site only 29 minutes away by car someone had reported a Great Grey Owl to eBird just 5 days before. After the meetings were over I went to the location, Upper Turpin Meadows, and while I didn't find an owl my first visit, in the afternoon, I did find one the next morning. Life Bird. Thank you BirdsEye!
IndyDave47,
Best bird app ever!
Birdseye is indispensable! The best thing is that it shows which birds have been seen IN THE AREA where you are visiting, and provides a bar graph of the number of sightings by month. So you can quickly narrow down which are the likely species that you have seen. It is crowd-sourced and linked to EBird (both from Cornell). The app also includes photos of the birds, but does NOT contain descriptions of the birds—its only weakness. But use Birdseye in combination with one of the apps (like Audubon) that provide descriptions. Also, Birdseye works all over the world, not just in North America. An amazing app that has revolutionized birding!
mjbinlom,
No support
I used to like this app. Somewhere along the way I became unable to log on to it, yet it has so much of my important information. When I try to login with my prior login information, I am told that if I give my email address I will be sent the ability to change my password, but I have tried numerous times and never receive an email. I’ve complained to customer support repeatedly and no one gets back to me. So now I’m traveling in South America without the photos and information and favorite place tags and everything else I was planning to use for this trip. I highly recommend NOT purchasing this app until it is clear that you won’t lose all of your data and not be able to reach customer support
Ryan Darwish,
Poor follow through on app bug
I had high hopes for this app. The concept is great. However, on a trip to South America I found that when doing a smart search and selecting yellow as a search criteria, no species were exhibited. I reported this the the developers and was informed that it was a problem in the software. This was back in December. After returning to the U.S., I found that the same issue was present when using the app in the Northwest. After communicating with the developers, I was told the problem was being worked on and that they would let me know when is was resolved. That was over a month ago, and I have received no update since then, and to the best of my knowledge, the problem still exists.
