Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:35:38 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Janet Millenson Subject: RFI: Birding with a PDA (follow-up) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks to those who responded to my request for information on birding software for PDAs. The advice fell into three categories: (1) birding software the person had tried and didn't like; (2) birding software they knew about but had never tried; and (3) non-birding software that could be adapted for birding. My conclusion is pretty much what Elliot Kirschbaum wrote: in the field, it's probably best to continue recording things on paper. Regarding software for identification rather than listing, the National Wildlife Federation sells a PDA field guide called "Familiar Birds of Maryland." It only includes 94 species (well, it does say "familiar birds") but apparently includes audio, which might be helpful when atlasing season rolls around again. They also sell one called "Common Birds of Prey of Maryland," with 24 species (presumably includes owls as well as hawks). As before, if anyone has actually seen or used this software, please share your opinion. Thanks. Janet Millenson Potomac, MD (Montgomery County) janet@twocrows.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================