He might be a little too old for it, but take a look at My Bird World:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-bird-world-hd/id454600318?mt=8
There is a "lite" version to try first.
Tim Boucher
Bethesda, MD
On Monday, December 3, 2012 2:08:38 PM UTC-5, Rick Borchelt wrote:
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