BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide App Reviews

Wow! I bought this app within 5 minutes of hearing about it, and have not regretted it in the least. Many of the major hotspots show recent activity, and the fact that the app lists birds that have been seen in an area within the last 3 years is extremely valuable -- if the bird was there before, it might be there again. With descriptions of the habitat type the bird prefers, quality recordings of their calls, and a "life list" built right in that can be used to narrow down recent sightings of birds you have *not* seen yet, Id be willing to say this has become the most useful app on my iPhone, and if you are a birder, it could very well be on yours too. Thank you, BirdsEye.

Photographs are invaluable aid to identification. Songs and calls are beautiful. Locator is awesome. This is absolutely worth the money. The best app I have purchased by far. I love it almost as much as I love birds.

This has been really handy - both for narrowing down what bird Im looking at, and for getting an idea what I might see before I go out. Its made identification easier, and its fantastic for up-to-date info on the birds in an area. Great stuff!

Took this app on a vacation to Florida. Used it in my hotel room to load up local sightings of birds I was interested in, as well as birding hot spots. With the information loaded, I used my gps to navigate to these locations. I was able to visit numerous hot spots that I otherwise wouldnt have known about. I also found the elusive scrub jay I was seeking. Lastly, it saved me from wasting efforts pursuing species that just werent being seen in the area. Definitely improved my birding vacation experiences and added to my life list

I can find more accurate information online for free. A big disappointment...

I purchased an earlier version of BirdsEye. When I downloaded the newest version, the one available here, I found I had lost functionality. To get back the Hotspot data I use regularly, I must pay $4.99 per month. I believe this is a major ripoff, since I paid already for features now removed. I enjoyed an elegant organization of ebird data, and now its gone. I protest. I hate. Mild mannered birder gets mad! This is just an awful direction for this formerly wonderful app. 1 Star means I hate it.

Great app! Use it all the time for birding; especially useful in more populated areas. It can sometimes be slow to load sightings or hotspots on map view. This version is the same as the pre-membership one.

I dont like the way it works on my iPad. It should turn when you tilt the screen.

I live in an area well-populated by birders so lots of information to be had on this app. Navigation is simple and one just has to remember that, as it is based on ebird reports, that its not going to be 100% accurate in terms of sighting reports.

I have the e-bird apps for North America, South America (paid) and the World (paid). How do I sync these with the world app, so that I can get an accurate number of bird sightings, to keep track of my numbers. Probably, I have to go onto my laptop, but that is annoying as I should be able to sync across my devices and across my different apps. If you sell an app, then make it useable without the need for a laptop. Your new picture id format does not work on my Apple devices. You cant crop the downloaded photo so cant progress to the next step in the progress. Hopefully that will be fixed as you cant bring your laptop into the field.

The pictures may be too large in file size for a web app. When I use it, it drains my data very fast. However an excellent resource!

Version 2.4 works great on my iPhone 6

Have used the app while traveling to find an active hotspot near our hotel. We also use it daily to see what notable birds are near home. However, just a few things that could make it excellent: 1. Better sync between notable birds and local birds - with same filter, some seemingly notable birds are on the local list only while some birds on the notable list dont appear on local list. 2. Allow filtering of rare birds 3. Would like ability to create a trip itinerary of hotspots to make it easier to see whats being seen when in a hotel many miles away. This should be separate from favorites since each itinerary would be temporary while favorites are comparatively permanent. 4. Would like ability to select a cluster of hotspots and aggregate the data. Some parks have hotspots for several specific locations so it can be challenging to get an overall picture of the a whole park.

Excellent reference tool and great for keeping personal sighting records.

Great for keeping track of life list and looking for birding activity close to a location

An excellent app all around. Particularly useful for finding new birds when travelling.

Worth it just for the "Nearby Birds finder. Invaluable when travelling.

An excellent way to narrow searching for new birds down from a massive field guide to whatever birds are locally present, down to the nearest km! Also decent without internet connectivity which makes it great for travel.

Love it. I plan outings with it. Great help in finding good birding sites.

I use it on every birding trip I take, locally or abroad.