The Warbler Guide 1.1.0

Warbler Guide App
Tom Stephenson & Scott Whittle

Recipient of the 2016 PROSE Award for Best App/eProduct

The Warbler Guide App serves as a valuable companion to Princeton's groundbreaking publication, The Warbler Guide, authored by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle. Designed for both academic study and field application, this innovative app brings the comprehensive resources of The Warbler Guide directly to your fingertips, along with exclusive app-specific features.

With the capability to identify birds by sight or sound swiftly and intuitively, the app introduces exciting 3D graphics that allow users to observe birds from perspectives replicating real-life encounters in the field. Moreover, the vast array of warbler songs can be effortlessly played, compared, and filtered through this digital platform.

Highlighted Features Adapted from The Warbler Guide Book:

• Rapid and precise two-step identification process employing visual guides and comparison species
• Comprehensive coverage of warbler songs utilizing a novel objective terminology
• User-friendly visual locator featuring side, 45-degree, and undertail viewpoints
• Master Pages detailing specific identification markers
• In-depth guidance on determining the age and sex of warblers with images illustrating all variations
• Annotated sonograms displaying song composition and key identification characteristics
• Comprehensive database of songs, chip calls, and flight calls for every species
• Comparison species aiding in confident visual and auditory identifications
• Additional behavioral photographs reinforcing crucial identification points
• Highlighted key identification indicators

Unique App-Exclusive Features:

• Interactive 3D bird models showcasing all plumages that can be rotated and zoomed in to emulate real field experiences
• Intuitive visual locators with interactive filters for potential species based on selected audio and visual attributes
• Playback of all songs and vocalizations accompanied by sonograms for easy study of vocal patterns
• Versatile finder categorization based on color, alphabetical order, song type, and taxonomic order
• Interactive song locator utilizing objective terminology for quick identification of unknown songs
• Simultaneous visual and song locators simplifying the process of identifying unfamiliar warblers
• Half-speed song playback for enhanced study of song structure
• Comparison species offering side, 45-degree, and undertail perspectives
• Incorporates 75 3D images covering a wide range of species and plumage variations
• Encompasses 277 vocalizations, 156 songs, 73 contact calls, and 48 flight calls Detailed tutorial screens explaining app usage

  Compatible with iOS 7.0 or later.

  About the Authors:

  Tom Stephenson’s articles and photos have been featured in publications such as Birding and Bird Watcher’s Digest, as well as on Surf-birds.com. With extensive experience leading birdwatching expeditions across the United States and Asia, Stephenson is also a musician who has worked with several Grammy and Academy Award winners alongside his former role as technology director at Roland Corporation.

  <Scott Whittle resides in Cape May, New Jersey, boasting two decades of expertise as a professional photographer and educator. Holding an MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York, he is also a fellow at the MacDowell Colony and previously held the record for the New York State Big Year.