What is birdJam?
Quite simply, birdJam is a revolution in bird song identification. Thousands of birders consider birdJam an essential birding tool that allows them to enjoy birding more and to identify more birds!
Click here to go to BirdWatcher's Digest May 2008 PodCast Episode #14, birdJam: The Revolution in Bird Identification!
birdJam organizes and formats multiple bird songs and definitive photography for the wildly popular and easy-to-use Apple iPod®. In less than 15 seconds, you can find and listen to any of 650 species of North American birds--plus more for Costa Rica and Sonora, Mexico.
Unlike CDs or tapes, it is easy and fast to scroll through the well-organized birdJam playlists in the field or at home.
birdJam runs on Apple iPods, considered by most critics to be the best digital music player on the market. The photograph here shows birdJam on the new iPod Touch, but birdJam runs on any iPod other than the Shuffle--including the Nano and Classic iPods, as well as the iPhone.
A birdJam includes several key elements:
- An Apple iPod® (naturally) which includes earbuds and a USB cable.
- The birdJam Maker Software which comes complete with definitive photos.
- The bird song CD collection(s) to match whatever version of birdJam Maker you selected.
- Optionally, you may wish to add a speaker or a wall/car charger.
You can purchase a pre-loaded birdJam iPod or you can create your own by only purchasing the software, bird song CDs and/or accessories that you need. If you wish, you can even purchase an iPod and send it to us for loading. We will flexibly work with you to make sure you get just what you need.
The intuitive and easy-to-navigate birdJam interface can be operated with one hand, making it a perfect tool to prepare and study, and to validate bird IDs whether you're at home, in the car, or in the field. Click here to read what a few birdJammers (our customers) have to say.
Lang Elliott, of NatureSound Studio and who recorded many of our outstanding bird songs, says, "Every birder will have to have one of these. Accessing a comprehensive bird song library using birdJam is way more convenient than dealing with multiple CDs--there's really no comparison."
birdJam includes an extremely well-organized series of bird song playlists for fast and easy access. The North American birdJam versions use songs from the excellent Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs CDs, Eastern and Western regions. We think the Stokes CDs are the very best because most bird species include 30 seconds or more of multiple bird songs, sounds and call notes. No other collection has as much variety or quality.
The intuitive playlists group birds alphabetically, taxonomically, by habitat or family groups, "Sound Alikes," festivals and other categories.
New! We've added birdJam Modules for Costa Rica and SE Arizona/Sonora, Mexico. These modules are add-ons to birdJam Maker East, West or North America. We've also added a supplemental collection entitled birdJam for Eastern Warblers that is a marvelous collection of multiple Eastern warbler songs and call notes.
Check out the birdJam Online Store to review all the birdJam options, including how to create your own birdJam if you already have an iPod. OR, push the button below to buy a fully-loaded birdJam like the one shown here.
iPod is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. birdJam is not affiliated with Apple, Inc.
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