Leave a Review iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds
Great for audio ID
I bought this primarily for the audio feature, which has not yet disappointed(and is great for driving cats crazy). Just now ran across gross misinformation regarding breeding area of the Bald Eagle, which leads me to wonder about accuracy of info for species I am *not* familiar with.
Well organized within itself, easy to use, great photography, stupendous audio library, highly recommend.Show lessEac4610
Useful apps
I love this app. I love the link to the journal. It makes documenting so easy. I started seeing a hummingbird come around and wanted to take pictures. I played the hummingbird call repeatedly and then shut it off and within seconds two birds showed up at the feeder. I am also able to learn to recognize the birdcall through listening to the call on the app.Show lessHarobed1
Great for this beginner
As a bird watching newbie, I came to try this app from the recommendation of a brother-in-law. It was just what I needed to begin to organize and learn what birds are visiting my feeders and living around my yard. I was able to collect my birds into the favorites list so I can focus on their attributes. Although still learning about the app and all that us in it, I like it very much and consider it a great value.Show lessThe Cousin's Bff
Love it 💗💗
I'm strictly a backyard watcher . I don't do long bird watching trips etc, so this limited selection of birds is perfect for my needs. The layout is intuitive and I can find a bird fairly easily. I go to this before my Peterson guide. It's got the bird songs too – usually a few different ones for each bird, and they're long enough to get a good sense of what to listen for.
I first bought it for my iPod touch and thought it was pretty nice, but I recently got a new iPad and wow! Everything is gorgeous. If you get it, take some time to explore around in it. There's tons of information in this app! We have a kitchen rack for the iPad, where it sits when it's not being used elsewhere, and the slideshow feature is great; fun to see the beautiful bird pics whenever I'm in the kitchen. We find ourselves standing there watching it like tv. I haven't tried it, but I think you can add your own bird pics to the show too. But don't leave the sound option checked unless you want to hear constant bird chirping ☺.Show lessEnthous
Excellent backyard birder guide
iBird Backyard is a great reference tool. While it does mot include all the features of its bigger brother, iBird Pro, you get a feature rich app that helps you identify the birds that visit your yard. In addition you get tons of info not found in field guides to enhance your birding experience. I highly recommend this app.Show lessSongbirdHaven
I birds
I love this app. It is very easy to use for the novice and contains information for the more advanced user. They update it often and it is accurate.
You can easily take it with you into the field or pick it up at home when you see a bird you would like more information about.birds in yard
A good app
This is a very good app if you are looking for a basic bird guide for North America. It only has 234 birds on in which is why it is cheaper than the other versions. So again, it's basic but will get the job done. I live in the midwest and that ibird section alone has 595 birds in it so that is definatly a big jump from 234. Personaly I would get your section like "south" "midwest" "west" "north" etc... but this is a good way to get used to the program and to start off!Show lessBudgie Whisperer
Perfect/Awesome
Was indispensable in helping us identify birds at our home. Great features including Favorites to save your entries. The most enjoyable and entertaining part of this app was to be able to 'talk' to the birds. We would sit on our deck, click on one of our Favorites and have a menagerie of birds fly in to 'talk' back to us. We felt a part of their crowd. Educational with additional info to further your knowledge allowed us to hand feed those birds indicated who would get used to our presence. To sit amongst the flock and be accepted as one of the crowd was awesome. Wouldn't have had as good a summer without this educational tool.Show less1sttimeBWatcher
Love it
As I write this on my deck in Champaign IL, where after a spell of molten heat we are enjoying California weather and I am sipping a New Zealand Sauvignon blanc, the ruby-throated hummers are in the last week or so of bulking up, various others (cardinals, sparrows) are crowding around willing me to put out the peanut butter-suet-cornmeal-oatmeal mix I call bird crack, the dog (samoyed white as snow) is sleeping quietly, and what better companion could I have but this wonderful iPhone app?Show lessPaula T
Great app!!
Like it so far, been photographing birds lately to fine tune my camera skills and suddenly found myself developing a strong interest in them. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird amazes me, although some birds are not in this app, such as a Cardinal which I have a big interest in, probably will be added in time. Love it so far. No complaints. I'm back 7 days later and this app is awesome, unbelievable, I'm really enjoying it to the fullest. Last Sunday, just before dark, I was playing different bird songs to my friend when suddenly a mocking bird got out of bed and started defending his territory, flew inches over our head, and then the cardinals started raising cane, darndest thing I've ever seen. Recommend to anyone, you surely can't go wrong.Show lessDelmonico
