Best Bird app
This is such a great app. Especially if you’re looking for a private way to track/log your sightings. Whether at home or on the road, every sighting is automatically private unless you share it. The guide has great pictures, range maps, and not to mention currently 832 birds in it. LOVE IT
Restarts
This is the only app that forces me to restart when I’m in the middle of searching for something because there’s some dumb update. Just let me use the app, bro.
New Update
Usually this app is pretty great but the most recent update has blurred all the pictures for similar birds. IMO that kind of defeats the purpose because I can’t quickly glance at those to go back and forth comparing. Please update this bug :)
Response from developer
Update: A fix is now available — please make sure you're on the latest version and the photos should be back. Email us at beta@audubon.org with your device details if you're still seeing the issue! Hi Zelda, we're sorry about this and totally understand your frustration — those photo previews are usually a great tool for quick comparisons! Our team is actively working on a fix and we'll have them back as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and happy birding!
New update is horrible
Can’t see birds without opening individual pictures. Do better
Response from developer
Update: A fix is now available — please make sure you're on the latest version and the photos should be back. Email us at beta@audubon.org with your device details if you're still seeing the issue! Hi, we're sorry for the frustration and appreciate you alerting us to this bug. Our team is actively working on a fix, and we'll update here as soon as it's resolved.
Great bird identification app
We use the app all the time to identify birds in our wooded backyard and when we are out walking. It works very well and I highly recommend it.
This is the best bird app!
This app is so good for learning about birds and how to bird watch, because the pictures provided for every species are so beautiful and all the information is very useful when birding. But when I try to use the filters in the bird ID section, like the color and location, it doesn’t work (or maybe I’m doing something wrong?).
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Glitchy App
Let me start off by saying I love this app and normally I’d give it 5 stars.
In the current version there is a glitch with the keyboard that makes the app almost impossible to use. I’ll go to type, and then suddenly the keyboard will disappear not allowing me to fully type what I wanted to type.
Considering this app is a guide and you need to type things to look things up, I’m going to rate this two stars until it gets fixed.
In the current version there is a glitch with the keyboard that makes the app almost impossible to use. I’ll go to type, and then suddenly the keyboard will disappear not allowing me to fully type what I wanted to type.
Considering this app is a guide and you need to type things to look things up, I’m going to rate this two stars until it gets fixed.
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The latest update broke the app
The filters on the Bird ID selection have disappeared from the app when using my iPad Mini. They are there on my iPhone. It’s hard to ID birds without the filters.
TERRIBLE CONTACT SUPPORT
Unwilling to help recover an account for a long time user. SHAMEFUL.
Great app, some hurdles to use
This is the best bird ID app available for Apple devices. So straightforward to use, and lovingly presented. NOTE: The app will ask you for account login or email address in order to access it, and this cannot be done without cell or WiFi access, and the process for downloading the app's content to your phone so that the app works without connectivity doesn't get pushed through until *after* you log in, so make sure you get everything set up at home before you take it into the field.
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Login kills utility in the field
Audubon updated this app so that in order to open the app it requires an account registration and login credentials or (alternatively) an email address you are willing to submit and receive emails at. Either way requires cell or WiFi service, which makes the app useless in the field.
Off-line field guide
After updates it keeps making me redownload off-line field guide. You only notice this while off-line. Making the app useless till you get service again. It has now happened 3x to me.
love it
great for birding
Awesome app if you’re a bird lover or curious!
I downloaded this app a couple years ago and haven’t been using it that much until recently and it’s amazing at finding the birds that I’m seeing in my front yard here. It’s a really good Wildlife area. And believe it or not I live in the city. I love that there are several different pictures of both male female species as well as several different voice recordings that each bird produces. It’s a great tool and I love it. The calls are clear.
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Great but needs fixing
I log all my bird sightings in Audubon.
However, version 8.5.2 and the version before it brought instabilities.
A letter ‘r’ in Search brings an error, but letter ’h’ does not.
Merlin IDs a song as Western Flycatcher but Audubon doesn’t list such a bird.
However, version 8.5.2 and the version before it brought instabilities.
A letter ‘r’ in Search brings an error, but letter ’h’ does not.
Merlin IDs a song as Western Flycatcher but Audubon doesn’t list such a bird.
Literally the best birdwatching app. No kidding.
This app is the best birdwatching app. You can download offline content and it also includes maps, sounds and pictures. It has so many bird species and you can organize them alphabetically or by family. You can also sign petitions for bird conservation and log bird sightings. Also, this app is completely free and accessible. There is a bug where it keeps saying "Retry" if you try to download offline content. Other than that, wonderful app. Great for tablets and smartphones alike. Doesn't take up much storage space either. Thank you, National Audubon Society for making one of the most great apps I have downloaded.
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Horrible app
Keep getting a "invalid field guide endpoint response" error when I want to download offline content. Why bother having this feature if it's never going to work? Deleting this app and my account. And they want a donation??? Seriously? They can't even get their app to work properly and they want a donation. Yeah, no.
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By Bird Lovers, For Bird Lovers
[Note: The developers sent me a very kind reply to my complaint assuring me that no user data is ever sold. Although I am still sore about being suddenly asked to provide an email address, I very much appreciate that they took the time to contact me, and that they were much more gracious than I was! I am changing my review of this app to reflect the experience I had while using it.]
This app is chock-full of information while being accessible and engaging even for beginners. It makes learning about birds easy and enjoyable.
This app is chock-full of information while being accessible and engaging even for beginners. It makes learning about birds easy and enjoyable.
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Audubon Bird Guide
Recently downloaded to educate and learn more about birds and this app has definitely done that! This app has been fun to use as well. I recommend!
Fix a few range maps!!
Some range maps like Pine Warbler, Golden-Winged Warbler, Red-Necked Grebe, etc are quite wrong.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for the feedback — we'll pass this along to our science team for review. Happy birding!
