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Outstanding!
Thank God a group of birders that are aware of the latest neuroscience developed this app!
I have been using the app for less then a week and the results are incredible!
After I read the book fluent forever about language acquisition, I had been wishing for the ability to apply it to bird language. I have no programming skills and was trying to us chat gpt to make something that would have been of far far inferior quality.
The gross repetition of the gallery option helps you be able to differentiate and hear sounds that you have never heard before. The constant instant feed back of right or wrong next to similar sounding birds helps your brain differentiate the sounds.
Then you use spaced repetition to help absorb the call deep into your memory. It works by playing you bird calls over spaced intervals right at about the time you would forget them. That time when you are about to forget, Neuroscientists have discoverd, is when your brain is most able to absorb the memory more deeply.
I am so excited to walk outside in the spring and know who is singing!Show lessDeveloper Response
Thanks so much for the awesome review! Your explanation of the two stages of learning (perceptual discrimination, followed by spaced repetition) completely nails it and really brought a smile to my face!Voice with each Click?
I'd say I love this app -- though the price is a bit too high. Memorizing the bird song patterns is always hard to me. I'm wondering if we can add bird song in the Visual part of the courses -- I mean, like, when clicking an image in the field quiz, play the bird song. That would greatly help us memorize the songs while browsing though photosShow lessDeveloper Response
Thanks for the kind words and the great suggestion! Please email me as I'd like to ask a followup question: phil@larkwire.com.A Hidden Gem to Learning Birdsong
Best app i have come across for learning to audibly identify birds. As a field biologist this app has been a game changer and is often what i recommend for anyone working point count jobs. The variety of learning styles is an added bonus that makes the app more approachable for a diverse set of learners as well as varying it up when one method gets old.Show lessDeveloper Response
Thanks so much for your thoughtful review ... it's always great to hear from professionals in the field!