2.9.4
2018-06-08
Fix issue with sighting location not always populating.
Fix app freeze affecting devices with 11.3+
2.9.3
2018-03-23
Fixes problems for devices running older OS versions (<10.3).
2.9.2
2018-03-09
Minor bug fixes
2.9.1
2018-02-20
Minor bug fixes
2.9
2017-12-16
Minor bug fixes and improvements
2.8
2017-06-26
Optional account sign up
2.7.2
2017-05-05
Improved sync performance.
Added tools for support.
2.7.1
2017-04-21
Automatically back up lifelist on large lifelist changes
2.7
2017-04-19
Cloud based synchronization of lifelists, checklists, and sightings
Minor content corrections
2.6.2
2017-03-20
minor bug fixes
user notifications
2.6.1
2016-09-30
Improved Voice Over support
Minor bug fixes
New icon!
2.6
2016-02-16
County level search
Share Sightings with friends
Add notes to checklist species
Export checklists into CSV format
Content corrections
Minor Bug fixes/Improved Performance
2.5
2015-09-30
Search Improvements
- faster
- allow multiple attributes for a given parameter (e.g. month = February AND March)
- automatically populate state and month
- save search directly to checklist
- filter on abundance
2.4
2015-09-09
Performance improvements
Fix minor issues importing checklists and sightings.
Improved navigation behaviors between plate screen, species screen, and sighting screen.
Fixes for content typos and a few missing nest photos.
2.3
2015-08-17
iOS 9 Related Update
Minor content fixes
2.2
2015-06-25
Species Notebook - user photos, notes, sightings and checklist information, all available on one tab, for each species
Nest photos added to Species Overview
Share your bird sightings between devices or with other birders
Other improvements and bug fixes
2.1
2015-06-03
Highest resolution illustrations
Update search for Canadian provinces
Add Warbler Undertail Patterns
Improved illustration zoom
Link to plate illustration from species screen
Add index listing to browse (this was the former "QuickFind" list)
Content corrections
2
2015-05-14
Major update! All new, easy-to-use user interface with new features including:
- top level navigation menu
- tap on species image to view species detail
- combined text and parameterized search
- location and local weather automatically added to sightings
- create and update checklists directly from sightings or species pages
1.3
2013-08-10
Thanks for everyone's patience with the checklist import bug, but it's now fixed. Yay! And, there's a bunch of new good stuff, including:
New UI for iPhone5 and retina display support
New tutorial
Sightings export
Canadian provinces added to search
and much more.
Tap on the What's More popup to see a quick video overview of all the changes in this release.
1.2.2
2011-07-23
Fixed bug when importing Bird Finder checklists from petersonguides.com. Bird Finder checklists show birds for every county in US and Canada and every North American hotspot in Cornell's eBird database, with abundance by week.
Correct Kentucky Warbler thumbnail
1.2.1
2011-07-04
v1.2.1
Fix problem with Text Search returning no results
v1.2
Save Lists to Home Screen: Gives you fast access to list contents
Save Searches to Home Screen: For example, if you are birding in the mountains, in Colorado, in June, you can save a search for Mountains, Colorado, June as an icon on the home screen to get fast access to only the birds you are likely to see.
Sort Lists by sighted: you can now sort a list to show sighted birds first, in addition to sorting by alphabetic and taxonomic names.
Add Text to List Entries: For example, if sharing a list with another Peterson Birds user, provide additional information, such as where you last saw the bird
Added Splash-Screen showing an overview of the app icons. Splash screen is only shown once after app install.
Sundry Bug fixes
1.2
2011-06-04
Save Lists to Home Screen: Gives you fast access to list contents
Save Searches as Lists: For example, if you are birding in the mountains, in Colorado, in June, you can save a search for Mountains, Colorado, June as an icon on the home screen to get fast access to only the birds you are likely to see.
Sort list by sighted: you can now sort a list to show sighted birds first, in addition to sorting by alphabetic and taxonomic names.
Add Text to List Entries: For example, if sharing a list with another Peterson Birds user, provide additional information, such as where you last saw the bird
Added splash-screen showing an overview of the app icons. Splash screen is only shown once after app install.
Sundry Bug fixes
1.1
2011-03-12
New Features Added in Version 1.1:
** Add photos to species detail from your Camera Roll
** Share checklists with other Peterson Birds users via email
** Automatically import checklists (via email or website)
Usability:
** New home screen
** Redesigned iPhone/iPod touch user interface
** Redesigned checklist feature
** Improved text styling and layout
Documentation:
** Added help information
** Added introduction to molt
** Added Warbler undertail patterns
** Added ABA Principles of Birding Ethics
** Added Acknowledgments and Legal disclosures
Bug Fixes:
** Fixed multiple bugs that caused crashes in version 1.0 of the app, both iPad and iPhone/iPod touch interfaces.