8.3
5 Ratings
Stevens Creek Software
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46,8 MB
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Jan 20, 2022
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About Birdwatcher's Diary
Birdwatcher's Diary™ is the perfect field companion for birders in any part of the world! In seconds you can record the birds you see or hear with time and exact location automatically recorded, and add additional field notes. From the field you can upload your sightings, complete with a map showing the location of each sighting, to eBird, Facebook, Twitter, a birding listserv, Dropbox, or email it to yourself or others. Birdwatcher's Diary is designed to be useful for your "big day" efforts, Christmas Bird Counts, and for your everyday birding outings alike. Fast and easy to use yet packed with advanced features, Birdwatcher's Diary will enrich your birding experience.
SAMPLE USER COMMENTS:
"I use this awesome iPhone app nearly every day and upload my sightings to eBird." – Fred Crotte
"I find it basically effortless to use in the field and love it. It is also great to directly send a report to your local listserv from the app, which allows for your comments, list, and a link to the Google map. Very cool." – John A.
"BWD is the most powerful listing app I've used. The filtering capabilities seem especially well-suited to bird surveys and big days." – The Birders Library
"We did a Big Day –I used the app to keep track through 5 different locations –it worked great right through uploading to eBird. Love it!"– Lois S.
"BWD had been indispensable while scouting for our upcoming Birdathon. I'll use it during the event and then provide a map to our sponsors and donors to show them our route with each species' location seen. They love that!" – Laurie F.
"I find Birdwatcher’s Diary easy to use and frankly fun. You will enjoy using this app and seeing not only your lists, but also the sightings maps." – Nancy J.
The staff of SCS are longtime birders active in bird conservation advocacy. We support bird conservation, education and research organizations.
KEY FEATURES:
• One tap records a species with exact location & time. Further taps increase the count. Built-in calculator for large increments
• Intelliscroll™ switches from 1- to 2- and 3-letter alphabet tabs for superfast scrolling
• Conventional search by first name, last name, Latin name, or bird-banding code
• Upload your sightings to eBird directly from the app
• Can mark sightings as "heard only"
• Built-in, user-configurable phrase list – tap, don’t type, your notes
• Quickly switch between viewing all birds, sighted only, or not seen yet
• Save and recall daily sightings directly on the iOS device, as well as in the "cloud" with Dropbox™
• Create life lists or filter by criteria: country, state, county, location, date and more
• Import your existing eBird sightings
• View sightings map on the device, or upload the information and create your own custom Google Map to view from a desktop
• Preconfigured with U.S., U.K., and Mexican bird lists. Many country and 50 state lists available for easy download; others on request
• Lists include standard English and scientific names as well as local names (Spanish, French, etc.) as appropriate
• Easily create your own custom lists like target species for your birdathon, county CBC list, etc.
• By installing (or simply entering) new lists, software can be used for sightings of anything - butterflies, reptiles, mammals, etc.
• Built-in tool for updating checklists and archives of past sightings for renames, splits, and lumps
• Include your own bird photos!
• Full support for Bluetooth keyboards
View a video demo, screen shots, user manual, additional checklists available, and more at www.stevenscreek.com/birdwatchersdiary.htm
SAMPLE USER COMMENTS:
"I use this awesome iPhone app nearly every day and upload my sightings to eBird." – Fred Crotte
"I find it basically effortless to use in the field and love it. It is also great to directly send a report to your local listserv from the app, which allows for your comments, list, and a link to the Google map. Very cool." – John A.
"BWD is the most powerful listing app I've used. The filtering capabilities seem especially well-suited to bird surveys and big days." – The Birders Library
"We did a Big Day –I used the app to keep track through 5 different locations –it worked great right through uploading to eBird. Love it!"– Lois S.
"BWD had been indispensable while scouting for our upcoming Birdathon. I'll use it during the event and then provide a map to our sponsors and donors to show them our route with each species' location seen. They love that!" – Laurie F.
"I find Birdwatcher’s Diary easy to use and frankly fun. You will enjoy using this app and seeing not only your lists, but also the sightings maps." – Nancy J.
The staff of SCS are longtime birders active in bird conservation advocacy. We support bird conservation, education and research organizations.
KEY FEATURES:
• One tap records a species with exact location & time. Further taps increase the count. Built-in calculator for large increments
• Intelliscroll™ switches from 1- to 2- and 3-letter alphabet tabs for superfast scrolling
• Conventional search by first name, last name, Latin name, or bird-banding code
• Upload your sightings to eBird directly from the app
• Can mark sightings as "heard only"
• Built-in, user-configurable phrase list – tap, don’t type, your notes
• Quickly switch between viewing all birds, sighted only, or not seen yet
• Save and recall daily sightings directly on the iOS device, as well as in the "cloud" with Dropbox™
• Create life lists or filter by criteria: country, state, county, location, date and more
• Import your existing eBird sightings
• View sightings map on the device, or upload the information and create your own custom Google Map to view from a desktop
• Preconfigured with U.S., U.K., and Mexican bird lists. Many country and 50 state lists available for easy download; others on request
• Lists include standard English and scientific names as well as local names (Spanish, French, etc.) as appropriate
• Easily create your own custom lists like target species for your birdathon, county CBC list, etc.
• By installing (or simply entering) new lists, software can be used for sightings of anything - butterflies, reptiles, mammals, etc.
• Built-in tool for updating checklists and archives of past sightings for renames, splits, and lumps
• Include your own bird photos!
• Full support for Bluetooth keyboards
View a video demo, screen shots, user manual, additional checklists available, and more at www.stevenscreek.com/birdwatchersdiary.htm
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Last updated on Jan 20, 2022
Alte Versionen
Updated for compatibility with iPhone displays lacking a home button. Operation manual is now included in the app.
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Version History
8.3
Jan 20, 2022
Updated for compatibility with iPhone displays lacking a home button. Operation manual is now included in the app.
8.2
Feb 21, 2018
Updated for compatibility with changes to the eBird website; direct upload to eBird restored.
8.1
Jan 31, 2018
The "date chooser" on the Sighting screen and on the Archive->Save screen was not working at all; now fixed.
8.0.5
Jan 13, 2018
o Updated for iPhoneX
o Adding a new location now immediately shows up on the list of locations, rather than requiring closing that list and then opening it again
o Adding a new location now immediately shows up on the list of locations, rather than requiring closing that list and then opening it again
8.0.1
Dec 12, 2017
Fixed a bug that could crash when a life list was generated
8.0
Nov 17, 2017
o Restored Dropbox functionality
o Fixed eBird upload problem which required two tries to upload sightings to eBird
o Updates for iOS 11
o Fixed eBird upload problem which required two tries to upload sightings to eBird
o Updates for iOS 11
7.3
Mar 26, 2016
A new setting "Birder's Diary Compatible" [in the Input/Output section of the Birdwatcher('s Diary) section of the iOS Settings app], when "on", allows sightings output in Spreadsheet format from the Output screen to be properly imported by "Birder's Diary" software for PCs.
7.2
Jan 10, 2016
o Optional recording of altitude for each sighting
o Updates for iOS 9.x
o Bug fix: When manually entering a note for a sighting, not hitting the "Done" button could result in a vertically displaced screen and no way to proceed except killing the app.
o Updates for iOS 9.x
o Bug fix: When manually entering a note for a sighting, not hitting the "Done" button could result in a vertically displaced screen and no way to proceed except killing the app.
7.1
Aug 18, 2015
o Direct upload of sightings to eBird is functioning again, following some changes on the eBird site which temporarily disabled this functionality
o Posting of sightings to Facebook is now functioning again.
o Posting of sightings to Facebook is now functioning again.
7.0.4
Mar 24, 2015
Fixed a problem which prevented new users from connecting to Dropbox
7.0.3
Mar 10, 2015
A change in our web hosting server meant that new lists for different states and countries couldn't be downloaded. This is now fixed.
7.0.2
Jan 13, 2015
o Fixed some minor problems with indexing when using local names (program would crash if there were species without local names included in the list)
o Map display now shows local names when appropriate
o Map display now shows local names when appropriate
7.0.1
Dec 17, 2014
o Fixed display when sorted by bird-banding code and code is displayed
o When using search mode, and narrowed list is longer than fits above the on-screen keyboard, list can be scrolled all the way to the bottom
o When "local name" is displayed by itself or on the top line, the indexing and search now properly use it rather than the English name
o When using search mode, and narrowed list is longer than fits above the on-screen keyboard, list can be scrolled all the way to the bottom
o When "local name" is displayed by itself or on the top line, the indexing and search now properly use it rather than the English name
7.0
Dec 8, 2014
o Update for iOS 7/8, iPhone 6/6+
o Enhanced Intelliscroll™ now includes 1-,2-, and 3-letter indices, and extends to selection of locations and species lists
o New "conventional" search allows searching by first name, last name, Latin name, or bird-banding code
o Enhanced Intelliscroll™ now includes 1-,2-, and 3-letter indices, and extends to selection of locations and species lists
o New "conventional" search allows searching by first name, last name, Latin name, or bird-banding code
6.1.3
Jan 23, 2014
3 eBird-related changes:
• When sightings of "Rock Pigeon" are uploaded to eBird, they are uploaded as "Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)" to satify eBird's new requirement
• Fixed a situation where roundoff could result in calculated distances of 0, which were then rejected if uploaded to eBird
• Importing old sightings from eBird now functions properly for European dates
• When sightings of "Rock Pigeon" are uploaded to eBird, they are uploaded as "Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)" to satify eBird's new requirement
• Fixed a situation where roundoff could result in calculated distances of 0, which were then rejected if uploaded to eBird
• Importing old sightings from eBird now functions properly for European dates
6.1.2
Jan 3, 2014
o Added Bell's Sparrow & Sagebrush Sparrow to U.S. master list replacing Sage Sparrow (if you have downloaded relevant state lists you'll need to re-download them to update those as well)
o If you use "multiple sightings" mode, but a report only includes Name and Quantity, the sightings will be consolidated for purposes of the report
o Recall of archives from Dropbox now functions properly (got broken in the last update)
o Importing old sightings from eBird now functions properly (got broken at some unknown time)
o In countries using 4-digit years as their standard format, display of dates on the Archive->Recall screen is no longer truncated
o If you use "multiple sightings" mode, but a report only includes Name and Quantity, the sightings will be consolidated for purposes of the report
o Recall of archives from Dropbox now functions properly (got broken in the last update)
o Importing old sightings from eBird now functions properly (got broken at some unknown time)
o In countries using 4-digit years as their standard format, display of dates on the Archive->Recall screen is no longer truncated
6.1.1
Dec 13, 2013
When manually scrolling through the species list with a "flick," if you use your finger to stop the scroll, the software no longer "selects" that species or activates the "Bird View" for that species.
6.1
Nov 26, 2013
• A new display option Name, Note allows display of any sighting note for that species on the main screen.
• Changes in standard date formats (e.g., 4-digit years vs. 2-digit years, use of 24-hour clock for time vs. use of AM and PM) introduced by Apple going from iOS 6 to iOS 7 cause problems with archived data (which was archived with a different date format). This only affects users in certain countries, not including the U.S. In any case, this version allows old archives to be recalled properly.
• Going to iOS 7, touch sensitivity changed, resulting in frequent unwanted appearances of the "Bird" screen (the screen for an individual species which appears when you hold your finger down on the species for 3/4 of a second). This release eliminates those unwanted appearances.
• Changes in standard date formats (e.g., 4-digit years vs. 2-digit years, use of 24-hour clock for time vs. use of AM and PM) introduced by Apple going from iOS 6 to iOS 7 cause problems with archived data (which was archived with a different date format). This only affects users in certain countries, not including the U.S. In any case, this version allows old archives to be recalled properly.
• Going to iOS 7, touch sensitivity changed, resulting in frequent unwanted appearances of the "Bird" screen (the screen for an individual species which appears when you hold your finger down on the species for 3/4 of a second). This release eliminates those unwanted appearances.
6.0
Apr 30, 2013
• A new method to add a sighting for a species at the same named location without having to turn on "Multiple Sightings" mode.
• A new method to add a sighting you forgot to record, using time and location from another sighting.
• Because it is now easier to add multiple sightings, the number of sightings of a species, if greater than 1, is always displayed as a superimposed number on top of the binoculars or ear icon.
• When you record sightings from a previous date, you now have the option of doing so by date only, or by date and a constant time.
• A new "Default to "Present"" setting, when set to "On", makes the first tap on any species set the quantity to "-", i.e., "present" but not being counted. For those species that you actually want to count, a second tap sets the count to 1, then a third tap to 2, and so on.
• A new "Default to "Heard"" setting, when set to "On", makes the first tap on any species set the status to "Heard Only." A quick tap on the "ear" icon then changes this to a "binoculars" (seen) icon, precisely the opposite of the "normal" behavior.
• The various checks (for the same date as existing ticks, for being at the location named, etc.) are skipped when simply updating counts on existing sightings.
• A new "Ignore Year" option has been added to the Life List screen. This allows you to create, for example, a life list of only birds seen in the month of April.
• When a Life List is created, the current active list is saved into a temporary backup, and can be immediately restored from the main screen, thus allowing more convenient searching of archived sightings while in the middle of an outing.
• Sighting maps now include a "where am I?" button, allowing you to pull up old sightings and see when you are getting close to the same location.
• Locations and Phrase List files can now be properly output by the various methods (Email, Dropbox, Clipboard, Internet Upload), and the "auto-naming" of the output file is properly suppressed when you are outputting those files.
• The display formats "Scientific Name, Name" and "Scientific Name, Local Name" are now properly implemented.
• A new "All Sightings Recorded" checkbox has been added to allow submitting sightings to eBird in which the answer is "No" (previously it was simply assumed the answer was "Yes").
• Added a warning that there are strict requirements for state/province codes (as well as country codes) in order to submit sightings to eBird.
• Added a warning to prevent attempting to submit sightings to eBird using the "Stationary" protocol with a duration (time) equal to zero.
• When a problem is encountered uploading a list of sightings to eBird (for example, when a species in the list is not "recognized" by eBird), you can now click on "Fix Species" right on the eBird webpage within Birdwatcher's Diary, without needing to login to eBird separately from a web browser.
• A "timeout" error when trying to login to eBird (because the eBird site was temporarily down) would crash the app. This is now fixed.
• When creating a new location, setting the county, state, or country to blank will update the "Default" county, state, or country as also blank.
• When creating a new location, the abbreviation is automatically created from the first 10 alphabetic characters of the location name as it is entered..
• When the species are sorted by Time, if you went to edit a sighting and change the name of the species, the displayed list was blank. This is now fixed.
• A new method to add a sighting you forgot to record, using time and location from another sighting.
• Because it is now easier to add multiple sightings, the number of sightings of a species, if greater than 1, is always displayed as a superimposed number on top of the binoculars or ear icon.
• When you record sightings from a previous date, you now have the option of doing so by date only, or by date and a constant time.
• A new "Default to "Present"" setting, when set to "On", makes the first tap on any species set the quantity to "-", i.e., "present" but not being counted. For those species that you actually want to count, a second tap sets the count to 1, then a third tap to 2, and so on.
• A new "Default to "Heard"" setting, when set to "On", makes the first tap on any species set the status to "Heard Only." A quick tap on the "ear" icon then changes this to a "binoculars" (seen) icon, precisely the opposite of the "normal" behavior.
• The various checks (for the same date as existing ticks, for being at the location named, etc.) are skipped when simply updating counts on existing sightings.
• A new "Ignore Year" option has been added to the Life List screen. This allows you to create, for example, a life list of only birds seen in the month of April.
• When a Life List is created, the current active list is saved into a temporary backup, and can be immediately restored from the main screen, thus allowing more convenient searching of archived sightings while in the middle of an outing.
• Sighting maps now include a "where am I?" button, allowing you to pull up old sightings and see when you are getting close to the same location.
• Locations and Phrase List files can now be properly output by the various methods (Email, Dropbox, Clipboard, Internet Upload), and the "auto-naming" of the output file is properly suppressed when you are outputting those files.
• The display formats "Scientific Name, Name" and "Scientific Name, Local Name" are now properly implemented.
• A new "All Sightings Recorded" checkbox has been added to allow submitting sightings to eBird in which the answer is "No" (previously it was simply assumed the answer was "Yes").
• Added a warning that there are strict requirements for state/province codes (as well as country codes) in order to submit sightings to eBird.
• Added a warning to prevent attempting to submit sightings to eBird using the "Stationary" protocol with a duration (time) equal to zero.
• When a problem is encountered uploading a list of sightings to eBird (for example, when a species in the list is not "recognized" by eBird), you can now click on "Fix Species" right on the eBird webpage within Birdwatcher's Diary, without needing to login to eBird separately from a web browser.
• A "timeout" error when trying to login to eBird (because the eBird site was temporarily down) would crash the app. This is now fixed.
• When creating a new location, setting the county, state, or country to blank will update the "Default" county, state, or country as also blank.
• When creating a new location, the abbreviation is automatically created from the first 10 alphabetic characters of the location name as it is entered..
• When the species are sorted by Time, if you went to edit a sighting and change the name of the species, the displayed list was blank. This is now fixed.
5.2.1
Mar 1, 2013
5.2.1: An unbalanced double quote " in either a Sighting Note or the Trip Note would cause an eBird upload to fail with a message "Problem transferring file to eBird" (which was actually not correct, the file was transferred properly, just rejected by eBird). This problem is now fixed, and should any other similar obscure problems occur, a more accurate error message will appear.
5.2: • Direct upload of sightings to eBird from the app is once again functional (in the past few days, eBird changed their login screen which disabled this feature of the app, although indirect upload by transferring sightings to a computer and then to eBird was still functional).
• Uploading sightings to eBird with protocol set to "Traveling" and either distance or time zero is prohibited (with a warning).
• After direct uploading of sightings to eBird, the screen is left in web browser mode (within the app, not Safari) logged into eBird, permitting visual confirmation of the upload, as well as allowing the user to browse the eBird site.
5.2: • Direct upload of sightings to eBird from the app is once again functional (in the past few days, eBird changed their login screen which disabled this feature of the app, although indirect upload by transferring sightings to a computer and then to eBird was still functional).
• Uploading sightings to eBird with protocol set to "Traveling" and either distance or time zero is prohibited (with a warning).
• After direct uploading of sightings to eBird, the screen is left in web browser mode (within the app, not Safari) logged into eBird, permitting visual confirmation of the upload, as well as allowing the user to browse the eBird site.
5.2
Feb 22, 2013
• Direct upload of sightings to eBird from the app is once again functional (in the past few days, eBird changed their login screen which disabled this feature of the app, although indirect upload by transferring sightings to a computer and then to eBird was still functional).
• Uploading sightings to eBird with protocol set to "Traveling" and either distance or time zero is prohibited (with a warning).
• After direct uploading of sightings to eBird, the screen is left in web browser mode (within the app, not Safari) logged into eBird, permitting visual confirmation of the upload, as well as allowing the user to browse the eBird site.
• Uploading sightings to eBird with protocol set to "Traveling" and either distance or time zero is prohibited (with a warning).
• After direct uploading of sightings to eBird, the screen is left in web browser mode (within the app, not Safari) logged into eBird, permitting visual confirmation of the upload, as well as allowing the user to browse the eBird site.
5.1.2
Feb 6, 2013
o Archive->Recall screen now shows full date when date format is "Canadian" (yyyy-mm-dd)
o Attempt to change the "From" date on the Life List screen no longer crashes when date format is Canadian
o eBird uploads forced to be 2-letter country codes
o Posting a single sighting to a listserve no longer duplicates the sighting note (if any) in the post
o Both eBird preview and postings to Listserve now consolidate "multiple sightings" (at the same location) [Actual eBird upload already did this]
o Removed "uploaded from Birdwatcher's Diary" note from comment field of eBird upload
o Attempt to change the "From" date on the Life List screen no longer crashes when date format is Canadian
o eBird uploads forced to be 2-letter country codes
o Posting a single sighting to a listserve no longer duplicates the sighting note (if any) in the post
o Both eBird preview and postings to Listserve now consolidate "multiple sightings" (at the same location) [Actual eBird upload already did this]
o Removed "uploaded from Birdwatcher's Diary" note from comment field of eBird upload
5.1.1
Jan 11, 2013
• Fixed crash when attempting to add species on "Select Species" screen (when changing ID of already recorded sighting)
• iPhone screen doesn't rotate in iOS 6
• User-created master lists can once again be installed via iTunes
eBird-related changes:
• URL-encoding of eBird username, password so either can include characters like &
• Changed the name of eBird "Casual" protocol to "Incidental" (reflecting change by eBird)
• When eBird server is not available, a proper error message indicating that is displayed, rather than a more generic "Login problem" message
• iPhone screen doesn't rotate in iOS 6
• User-created master lists can once again be installed via iTunes
eBird-related changes:
• URL-encoding of eBird username, password so either can include characters like &
• Changed the name of eBird "Casual" protocol to "Incidental" (reflecting change by eBird)
• When eBird server is not available, a proper error message indicating that is displayed, rather than a more generic "Login problem" message
5.1
Sep 28, 2012
iOS 6 compatible, and taking full advantage of larger iPhone 5 screens. Also fixes a bug caused by Apple changing the "date, time" format in iOS 6, which caused the app to crash when attempting to recall data archived under iOS 5.
5.0.2
Sep 2, 2012
• Enhancements for interfacing with eBird, including:
• Direct upload of sightings to eBird (no longer any need to transfer the sightings to the desktop first and then upload to eBird from there)
• New eBird "preview" shows you exactly what you will be uploading to eBird before you do it
• New separate iPad version, including:
• Full support for portrait and landscape orientations
• Full support for Bluetooth keyboards, including not just text entry but also navigation capabilities including scrolling, selecting species, and entering counts directly on main screen, allowing a list of sightings to be entered completely via the keyboard with no screen interaction required (Bluetooth keyboard support also functional for iPhone/iPod Touch version)
• Extensive support for cloud storage via Dropbox
• Enhancements of the mapping function, including:
• Access to map of sightings directly from the main screen
• Sighting maps now include sightings at multiple locations
• Sighting maps of individual species can display map for a single sighting only, or for all sightings of that species
• Increased support for bird photos, including:
• Ability to save multiple photos for each species
• Ability to delete photos
• Higher resolution photos
• More help for new users
• Error-prevention features
• Input/output enhancements
• Bug fix to Version 5.0.1: program doesn't crash when editing a sighting (applies only to users with a "Region Format" setting (in the General->International portion of the Settings app) set to something other than United States or Canada).
For a complete list of enhancements, see http://www.stevenscreek.com/iPhone/support.htm#bwd
• Direct upload of sightings to eBird (no longer any need to transfer the sightings to the desktop first and then upload to eBird from there)
• New eBird "preview" shows you exactly what you will be uploading to eBird before you do it
• New separate iPad version, including:
• Full support for portrait and landscape orientations
• Full support for Bluetooth keyboards, including not just text entry but also navigation capabilities including scrolling, selecting species, and entering counts directly on main screen, allowing a list of sightings to be entered completely via the keyboard with no screen interaction required (Bluetooth keyboard support also functional for iPhone/iPod Touch version)
• Extensive support for cloud storage via Dropbox
• Enhancements of the mapping function, including:
• Access to map of sightings directly from the main screen
• Sighting maps now include sightings at multiple locations
• Sighting maps of individual species can display map for a single sighting only, or for all sightings of that species
• Increased support for bird photos, including:
• Ability to save multiple photos for each species
• Ability to delete photos
• Higher resolution photos
• More help for new users
• Error-prevention features
• Input/output enhancements
• Bug fix to Version 5.0.1: program doesn't crash when editing a sighting (applies only to users with a "Region Format" setting (in the General->International portion of the Settings app) set to something other than United States or Canada).
For a complete list of enhancements, see http://www.stevenscreek.com/iPhone/support.htm#bwd
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