I was recently out in the field with a friend who works at National Geographic. Among other items on his agenda, he was field testing some modifications to Geographic's PDA field guide (he had it loaded on a Palm Pilot - not sure if it's compatible with other systems such as Blackberry). I had never used such a device, but was very impressed with it's abilities to call up a species description and play a song sample. Maybe a bit pricey, but if I had some extra cash floating around, I would run to the store to get one of these programs.

(BTW - My friend didn't put me up to this...)

Tom Stock
Silver Spring


>From: Winger and June West <>
>Date: 2006/11/29 Wed PM 10:24:24 CST
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sound Recordings for the Field

>I've talked with several birders about carrying bird recordings into the field to aid in identification, but have not got any consensus as to what was the best option.  With Christmas coming up, I thought this might be a good thing to put on my list.  Am looking for a system that is fairly simple, quick to operate and rugged enough to be carried in the field.  Any recommendations on what I should ask for?  Comments on or off line would be greatly appreciated.
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>Winger West
>Millersville, MD
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