iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds

iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds

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  • November 25, 2008
  • September 30, 2024
  • 9.0+
  • 4+
  • 702.46MB
  • iPhone, iPad, iPod
  • American English
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10.06

December 24, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Besides compatibility with the iPhone X, this new expanded version of iBird is completely updated for the 2017 American Ornithological Union (AOU) Supplement. There are two new species; the Cassia Crossbill and the Sinaloa Wren. The Thayer’s Gull has been lumped as a subspecies of the Iceland Gull. Plus there are over 100 small changes, some of which are listed below. In our continuing effort to improve our illustrations and photos we have updated the following 7 species drawings with much improved composite illustrations (the full version of iBird, Plus, Pro and Ultimate has 32 new species drawings): Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Bronzed Cowbird, Cassia Crossbill, Hairy Woodpecker, Killdeer, Say's Phoebe, Sinaloa Wren. You can see these in a matched list by selecting Search->Illustration Update->10.06. There are 7 new AOU changes to Families (not all of these are in iBird Yard): Sylviid Warblers (Sylviidae) changed to Old World Babblers (Timaliidae), Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae) changed to Bush Warblers, Tesias and Allies (Cettidae), Grassbirds (Megaluridae) changed to Grassbirds (Locustellidae), Cardinals & Piranga Tanagers (Cardinalidae) changed to Spindalises (Spindalidae), Emberizids (Emberizidae) has a new famuly New World Sparrows and Towhees (Passerellida). Finally the family Parulidae has changed to Icteriidae. Note the family Icteriidae is monotypic, containing only a single species, the Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). Owls of Mexico Includes Owls of Mexico, the first time we have extended the North America database to include new species. In this collection our favorite 16 Owls of Mexico and Central America are presented in all the high quality detail iBird is known for, including illustrations with field marks, range maps, songs and calls, photos, ID and behavior data and much more. Take a look at the graphical onboard tutorial on the Purchase page for a visual presentation of a typical species account for this package. Time of Day Search The new Time of Day search feature lets you filter birds by activity intervals during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). Time of Day Notes which provide additional information about a species behavior are found on each species from a new Time of Day menu. The Time of Day feature is particularly useful for birders who are interested in night birding.

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10.04

July 30, 2017

Fixed a crash being experienced by some users. Time of Day Search. The new Time of Day search feature lets you filter birds by activity intervals during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). Time of Day Notes which provide additional information about a species behavior are found on each species from a new Time of Day menu. The Time of Day feature is particularly useful for birders who are interested in night birding and is available as an inexpensive in-app update for 99 cents. Please note that we are in the process of updating the paragraphs for each species so this first release will not be complete. Dropbox Migration is back. As you may know before we implemented iCloud for syncing Favorites, Notes and Photos, we used Dropbox. We made the shift because Dropbox removed an essential feature we used for the backup and sync feature to work. We thought enough time had gone by that most of our customers had migrated to iCloud, but we discovered that was not the case. So, we have implemented the Dropbox migration again feature so that customers who are still using it can let iBird move their Notes and Favorites to iCloud. You will still need to reassign your photos once they have been moved to your iCloud folder. New Sounds. New sounds were just added for 8 owl species: the Elf Owl, Flammulated Owl, Great Gray Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Spotted Owl, Western Screech-Owl, and Whiskered Screech-Owl. Check out the female call of a Northern Hawk Owl in flight and female alarm calls from a Spotted Owl. We are committed to adding to our extensive sound library and routinely check for new sounds that we can include. Our Western Screech-Owl is a prime example of this. While we had the song, trill and alarm calls for this species we were able to add female and begging whinny calls as well as a different type of alarm call. New Species: We are constantly updating the illustrations for our species. Here are the ones we have updated for this new version 10.03 of iBird. Black-faced Grassquit, Botteri's Sparrow, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird, King Rail, Kirtland's Warbler, Limpkin, Louisiana Waterthrush.

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10.02

May 3, 2017

We restored the recordings for hundreds of species so they now have many more vocalizations. We added the recordings for many species which had no vocalizations in prior versions of iBird. Database is up to 50% smaller. All new sound library. Landscape mode now works for iPad. Photo Center Facebook photo sharing works. Free stickers for birders. Completely updated for new AOU and ABA standards. 15 new species drawings found with Search->Illustration Update->10.0. Splits-History in Search-Basic Group shows AOU and ABA changes for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Free 7-day trial for new in-app purchases for Birds Around Me (BAM) and Percevia smart search. See Navigation->Purchases screen. View by Head via Set View/Sort Mode button. Gallery mode now includes Common Names of species. Compare iBird versions: bit.ly/about-ibird

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9.30

June 26, 2016

■ Improved migration from Dropbox to iCloud. ■ Updates should now be smaller downloads. ■ Fixed a few bugs.

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9.21

May 9, 2016

Update 9.21 of iBird Yard Plus Guide to Birds fixes a bug in iCloud Notes. Be aware that iCloud has replaced Dropbox for backing up your own photos, notes and favorites. There is a migration feature that will automatically move your Notes and Favorites from Dropbox to iCloud. Just follow the popup instructions. Additionally, we have updated these species: Caspian Tern, Common Ground-Dove, Dusky Thrush, Elf Owl, Great Skua, Hoary Redpoll, Olive-backed Pipit, Reed Bunting and the Rustic Bunting. If you encounter ANY issues please contact us at http://ibird.com/contact-us/ . We'll be happy to assist you!

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9.2

May 2, 2016

Update 9.2 of iBird Yard + Guide to Birds now includes iCloud for backing up your own photos, notes and favorites.

9.1

December 13, 2015

This update uses a new feature of iOS 9 called "app thinning". Based on asset catalogs, slicing and on-demand resources it avoids downloading assets you'll never need. So for example an iPhone doesn't need to download an iPad splash screen. Overall this means updates only download the files that have changed -- so updates are much faster to finish. Which allows us to update more often. Improved Thumbnail and Gallery images. The images for the Thumbnail and Gallery view now use 24-bit PNGs which are much sharper and easier to see than the previous JPG images. New illustrations. Be sure to visit the Illustration Update attribute on the search menu and select the latest version number. This will show you all the illustrations that have been updated. Fixed a bug in Force Touch when used with Gallery mode.

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9.0

November 16, 2015

■ All New iOS 9 Advanced Features ■ 3D Force Touch: Pop from iBird icon ■ 3D Force Touch: Peek from Browse screen ■ Deep Linking: Search for birds from the iPhone Spotlight screen ■ Save Search attributes remembers settings ■ 235 AOU and ABA species with the latest splits and name changes ■ Over 1,000 song and call recordings with multiple vocalizations ■ Customize interface with Day and Night themes ■ New Subspecies Range Maps ■ New composite illustrations from our best artists! ■ Sophisticated search engine with 19 attributes ■ Includes both Illustrations and Photos ■ Persistent Field Mark layer can be turned on or off ■ Slideshow with sounds, special effects, timed delay and more

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7.25

July 11, 2015

What’s new in 7.25: We tweaked a number of important features in version 7.25 of iBird Yard Plus. SAVE SEARCH You asked for a way to set certain attributes to there defaults, such as your home state or your favorite family of birds, so you did not have to select them every time you restarted the app. Save Search, found on Search menu, allows you to save any set of attributes you want iBird to remember for future searches. SEARCH BY COMMON NAME, LATIN NAME OR BAND CODE Now there is a button to the right of the search field you can use to toggle between the 3 options. So much easier! VIEW AND SORT MODE WORKS WITH FAVORITES Many asked for a way to sort Favorites by Family or Last name, and to view Favorites in Compact mode or Thumbnail mode. Well now you can! POPUPS To help first-time iBird users, we added popups that appear the very first time you use certain critical features of the app. TURN OFF SOUND AUTOPLAY You now have the option of disabling the Sound Autoplay feature. Customers requested it since the sounds can disturb birds in the field. FIXED LOCATION UNCOMMON We discovered that there were some real problems with Location Uncommon and Location Common. We corrected them, and suffice it to say, these two attributes work much better now.

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7.22

March 15, 2015

Bug fixes and performance improvements

iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds In-App Purchases History

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Time of Day

Time of Day filters birds by activity intervals during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). Time of Day Notes that provide additional information about a species behavior.

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Percevia Smart Search

The Percevia Smart Search in-app purchase turns on a patented search algorithm that practically guarantees you will always find the bird you are trying to identify.

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Birds Around Me

The Birds Around Me in-app purchase unlocks the ability to use your device’s GPS and maps to match just those birds in an area around you. You can also enter an address or location on your map and iBird will do a search in that area.

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Percevia and BAM Bundle

Buy both BAM and Percevia together and save money.

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Description of iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds

iBird Yard Plus Guide to Birds has 270 species of North America. It is designed specifically for the 126 species of garden and yard birds found in North America and Hawaii and an additional 144 species of common birds most birders are likely to see such as ducks, hawks, seabirds, etc. If you are new to birding, iBird Yard Plus is an inexpensive way to become intimate with these amazing creatures. Just set up a small bird feeder in your yard and start discovering the beautiful species that thrive in your area. iBird Yard Plus is completely up to date with the 2017 AOU supplement and contains hundreds of bird songs and calls you can play from the app to attract birds to your feeders. Birders with more experience may want to review our iBird Plus, Pro and Ultimate products. More Details of What’s New: bit.ly/ibird-whatsnew iBird Yard Plus also takes a major leap forward with “Time of Day” filtering available in version 10.06. You can now search for birds by activity levels during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). Also included in this version is our new Owls of Mexico and Central America package, including all the hard to find details which iBird is so well known for: illustrations with field marks, range maps, songs and calls and much more. With iBird’s Percevia™ matching system you can search for birds by color, location, shape, habitat or any one of 37 identification attributes to find your bird. iBird's comprehensive species pages have hundreds of built-in bird song recordings, professional high-resolution bird photographs, hand-drawn composite illustrations and range maps with detailed migration paths. ** NOTE: If you would like to try out iBird without spending any money, check the newly released iBird LITE Free Guide to Birds of North America. It contains all the features of paid iBird Ultimate, including BAM, but contains just 50 species. And it’s completely FREE. ** Whether you are an experienced birder or a beginner, iBird Yard Plus is the best way to learn all about the birds in your garden. Features ■ iBird now takes advantage of the high-resolution retina displays of the iPhone and iPad so the screen shows more information than ever. ■ Birds Around Me and Percevia smart search now available as in-app purchases. ■ Contains the latest 2017 AOU checklists. ■ Splits-History lets you see what birds have had name changes, have been split into more than one species or lumped into one species. ■ iBird’s icon-driven visual search engine, enables you to identify birds using shape, color, location, habitat, head pattern, flight pattern, bill shape, length and more. ■ Voluminous identification and hard-to-find details such as diet, nest information, egg color, sex of incubator, vocalization definitions, and more. ■ The only birding app that includes both Illustrations and Photos. ■ The powerful search engine means no longer scrolling through hundreds of the wrong choices. iBird matches just those birds near you that fit your description. ■ Many hours of highest quality bird sound recordings. ■ Sort birds by first, last and family name and view birds by text, icon, thumbnail or gallery. ■ Search by common name, Latin name and even band code. ■ Only app with a field mark layer which displays key ID marks for male, female, juvenile. ■ Post, keep lists, and share sightings with friends and followers with an easy and user-friendly Notes and Favorites interface. ■ iBird’s database is completely self-contained; no internet connection is required like many other birding apps. Other Features ■ All new range maps now include Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall ranges plus Year-round and Migration ranges. ■ The Conservation Status search attribute lets you filter birds by 6 threat levels. ■ Species, common and family names in English, French and Spanish (text is English).
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iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds: FAQ

Is iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds compatible with the iPad?

Yes, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds is iPad-friendly.

Who is behind the development of the iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app?

The iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app was made by Mitch Waite Group.

What is the minimum iOS version needed for iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds to work?

The app needs iOS 9.0 or later to function properly.

What user rating does the app have?

The iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app has a consumer rating of 4.6 and gets a lot of positive feedback.

What genre is the iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app?

The App Category Of Ibird Yard+ Guide To Birds Is Reference.

What iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds application version is the current one?

10.06 is the most recent version of the iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app.

When was the last update for iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds released?

The latest iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds update was released on September 30, 2024.

When was iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds introduced to the market?

The iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app originally came out on February 6, 2023.

What content advisory rating does iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds have?

iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds doesn’t contain potentially objectionable material and is rated Mitch Waite Group.

What are the languages supported by the iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds app?

Currently, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds supports American English, Arabic, Italian and 4 more.

Is iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds included in the roster of games on Apple Arcade?

No, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds is not on Apple Arcade.

Does iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds support in-app purchases?

Yes, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds supports in-app purchases for added functionality.

Is iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds designed for Apple Vision Pro integration?

Sorry, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds is not designed for integration with Apple Vision Pro.

Does iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds use ad-based monetization?

No, iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds does not use ad-based monetization.

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  • Bigfoot & me

    I’m in awe at the power of this app! The updates since iPhone One are reflective of a database that’s never going to go out of style! The importance in the fields of conservation and film of databases like these are a good investment.
  • More missing birds

    Really? You would think something as common as a quail would be in this app but no, it is not. This is the second or third time I have been greatly disappointed. I live at a lake where there are many species of birds but am still looking for the name of one of the birds I see only occasionally.
  • I identified it…

    …as a kid fishing and hunting in marsh areas in Southern California, there was a bird that had a distinctive call and was always hidden. I always wondered what it looked like, well this app was suggested to try and, guess what, I listened to the various calls provided in the app, I finally was able to see the mysterious bird. Yippee!!!
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