birdJam for Eastern Warblers Delivers Unprecedented Collection of Warbler Songs and Photography for the Apple iPod

Loganville, GA (PRWEB) April 10, 2008

birdJam, the popular bird identification system for the easy-to-use Apple iPod, is now delivering what may be the most comprehensive collection of Eastern North America Warbler songs and call notes ever developed. Combined with definitive birdJam photography and a 70-page booklet, the new birdJam for Eastern Warblers provides an astonishing array of songs and call notes. Formatted for the Apple iPod, 45 species of warblers are included as well as five notable subspecies and hybrids.

birdJam for Eastern Warblers draws on the brand new warbler song collection produced by The Ohio Division of Wildlife and Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics. While other collections may provide less than 30 seconds of song, this collection delivers up to two minutes of songs and calls notes for some species, often with three or four primary songs, five
or six alternate songs, and multiple chips and call notes.

"The vast variety and length of the songs and calls on this collection means that birders can be prepared to identify a warbler with just a fleeting "zip" or an ambiguous call," explained Denese Van Dyne, birdJam partner. "birdJam for Eastern Warblers is a unique collection of primary and alternate songs, along with flight calls, alarm notes, chips and other calls, combined with both full-body and head-only photographs for immediate in-the-field identifications."

birdJam for Eastern Warblers organizes and formats the collection into instant-access playlists for study at home and identification in the field. A playlist of only chip notes accelerates the comparison of chips and calls of warbler species that are migrating through an area and not singing territory songs.

Sharon Stiteler, the BirdChick, explained, "Warblers are colorful but it's amazing how well all those yellows, oranges, and blues can hide in the leaves in the spring. Knowing warbler songs and calls gives you a leg up in trying to identify what you hear, and with birdJam for Eastern Warblers, birders can very rapidly sort through the confusing array of songs and calls to zero in on a specific species. This is so cool, especially because half the purchase price is donated to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and Borror Lab."

The Ohio Division of Wildlife also produced a companion 70-page booklet, complete with photographs, range maps, descriptions, song spectrograms and other information regarding nesting habitat, migration and winter distribution. All 38 species of warblers that breed in eastern North America are included, as well as seven species of rare vagrants from the Western U.S., and five notable subspecies and noteworthy hybrids.

birdJam for Eastern Warblers, complete with the Ohio Division of Wildlife booklet and CD, is priced at $29.95 plus shipping. Nearly 50 percent of the purchase price is donated to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics for each purchase of birdJam for Eastern Warblers.

birdJam delivers multiple bird song collections for North and Central America on an Apple iPod, eliminating the need to struggle with tapes or CDs. With a birdJam iPod, a bird species can be found within 15 seconds from the easily-accessed and intuitive playlists organized in alphabetic and taxonomic order, and by habitat, family and other playlists.

Since 2005, birdJam has provided the simplest and most convenient birding-by-ear identification tool to thousands of novice to expert birders. Visit http://www.birdjam.com to learn more. birdJam is developed and distributed by MightyJams LLC. MightyJams annually contributes to The Nature Conservancy and other non-profit organizations dedicated to the conservation, enjoyment and rehabilitation of birds.

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