No goldfinches? My place is lousy with them.

Bill Moore

Hoot Owl

Inkom

Greetings bird enthusiasts,

Warble Bird Songs, an ear-birding app, is requesting your help. Our small team is looking for beta testers to try out this nearly completed app and provide feedback. Tired of automatic app-generated identifications? Ever struggled with terminology to describe a sound? Warble Bird Songs will help! It builds ear-birding skills by developing your pattern recognition skills. It contains tutorials and provides a new and interactive approach to learning bird sound.

Warble Bird Songs contains accessibility features that make it an effective tool for blind and visually impaired users to learn ear-birding. In fact, that is the primary goal of the app. Yet sighted users will find it useful without even realizing these underlying features.

We’re a not-for-profit endeavor. Please help us improve the app that will allow the blind and sighted to become better ear-birders independently. All skill levels from beginner to advanced are welcomed. For more information or to sign up as a beta-tester, please visit https://warblebirdsongs.wixsite.com/warble-bird-songs

Much appreciated –

Nora Livingston

Lee Vining, CA

I thought I’d make a list of spring birds that have been around the house (Moonlight Mine area, east of Pocatello) and nearby sage and fir slopes  this weekend: northern house wren, mountain chickadee, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, pine siskin, American robin, common raven, black-chinned hummingbird, hairy woodpecker, Canada goose, song sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler, wild turkey, red-winged blackbird, orange-crowned warbler, spotted towhee, green tailed towhee, saw-whet owl, ruffed grouse, great-horned owl. I’m sure I’ve missed a few…