Bird Codes vs Bird App

Are you looking for a way to speed up your field notes so you can focus on actually looking at birds? Do you see birders using codes for birds on listservs and want to look them up? Do you want to enter your eBird checklists faster? Alpha codes are four letter abbreviations assigned to bird species as a quick way to refer to them. These codes are commonly used in field notes to quickly record sightings and other situations where writing down the entire species name is impractical. This app allows you to search and learn the alpha codes created using the Pyle and DeSante (2003) system which defines alpha codes for all 2078 species recorded in the AOU (American Ornithologists’ Union) area. You can quickly search by either the birds name or by the alpha code.

Bird App shows you new featured birds every day, with information, images, and quotes pulled from multiple public data sources like Wikipedia and Wikidata, including range and conservation status when available. Learn about regular and unusual birds, and save your favorites to look at later or share with others. Use the included widgets to brighten up your phone with what's truly important: a beautiful photo of a bird, or a quote that mentions them. Customize their display to see different types of birds, or past favorites. Key features: • 9 different sets of possible daily birds, including geographic regions, pigeons, and birds endemic to New Zealand. • Customizable widgets. • 1 daily quote that references birds. • Ability to save and share favorite birds. • Links to eBird, Wikipedia, and other websites for further exploration. • Notifications for the day's bird (optional).