Thanks Esther. It looks like on the pro version that when you choose range, there's a map there. I'll have to ask my sighted husband about that, although he showed interest in looking at the birds when I asked him. However, I'm going to Apple Corps of Dallas on Saturday, and I can get oi them to check it out.
I now have a couple of apps I need to play with some more. I will save your post. Regards, Gigi Eugenia Firth [email protected] On May 10, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Gigi and Christine, > > There's an extensive set of help instructions under the "help" button, but > I'll try to summarize. The search button (second button of five on the bottom > of the screen) brings you to a screen with different search categories as > well as a search field where you can type in criteria. As you add criteria > and move back to the search page, you're told how many birds match your > criteria, and then you can either continue to set search criteria until you > double tap the "View" button in the top right corner, or decide to start an > entirely new search by double tapping the "Reset" button in the top left > corner. > > Here's an example. Double tap the "search" button. The search categories are > grouped under headings "Basic Group", "Song", "Body Related", "Flight > Related", "Pattern Related", "Head Related", and "Miscellaneous". So let's > say I wanted to search for birds that are observed in Texas during May, > according to a particular song pattern. Under the "Basic Group" heading > there's an option for "Observed State/Month". Double tap this, and on the > State/Month page, first set the state to "Texas" using the picker item on the > top half of the screen. Then flick down to select the month of "May" by > double tapping to check this box. Once you set this combination, the heading > at the top of the screen will change to "State/Month" (424). The button at > the top right is "Clear All" to reset your choices on this screen, and at the > top left is "Search, back button" to return to the main search screen, which > will now announce "424 birds matched" for the heading at the top of the page. > For this page, the "Reset" button is at the top left, and the "View" button > is at the top right. > > Now, let's add a search by "Song Pattern", which is one of the two categories > under the "Song" heading search category on the main search page. The > options are "Falling", "Flat", "Rising", and "Sing-song". Each time you > double tap a category, you'll get examples of this pattern as well as > checking the button, which you can uncheck either by double tapping the > category again, or by flicking to the button and double tapping. Each > specific search screen lets you clear all search criteria with a "Clear All" > button in the top right, and return to the main search screen with a "Search, > back button" in the top left. In addition, once you return to the search > field, the number of matched birds in the heading at the top of the page gets > changed, and the entry under the search category gets amended. (For the > "Observed State/Month" category this is only the number of birds, since you > could have selected multiple months). So let's say I choose "Sing-song" for > the song pattern and return to the search page. There are still 95 birds. I > select "Song" under the "Song" heading search category, and double tap > "Quack-quacking". (I'm not going to list the song types on this screen -- > this is a really long list). Again, this demonstrates the song and also > checks the button, and if I want to uncheck it I flick right and double tap > or just double tap the category again. As before, I can use the "Clear All" > button at the top right or the "Search, back button" at the top left to > return to the main search screen. You can check multiple categories, before > returning to the main search screen, but I'll just choose one. I now have 4 > birds matched that are observed in Texas in May, with a "Quack-Quacking" song > and a "Sing-song" song pattern. Each of these selections is noted as I flick > through the relevant search categories. > > To view the matched selections, double tap the "View" button at the top > right. I get entries for "Gray Catbird", "Northern Mockingbird", "Northern > Shoveler", and "Reddish Egret", with brief descriptions. To actually play > the song and get detailed information, double tap on a selection, then double > tap the "Speaker small" button in the bottom left corner. There are multiple > sample tracks for this bird, and also a list of similar sounding bird calls. > > If you want to just type in a search entry to add in the search field on the > main search page, just double tap the "Search" button in the bottom right > corner of the virtual keyboard to add it. The problem is knowing what > categories to use. If I type in "red", the matched entries go down to 1 bird > (the "Reddish Egret". To remove my typed search keyword I have to flick to > the "clear text" button in the search box and double tap to remove it. > > Hope this helps. I learned on one of the free, lite versions for iBird that > had many fewer entries! I don't know how to get the range description if it > isn't in the detailed description. > > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > > On May 10, 2012, at 5:41 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> I found the place, but I couldn't figure out how to complete the search. One >> of the tabs oo there is search at the bottom of the iPhone screen. Then not >> the lefthand side of the screen is the various things you can search by, at >> least it's the lefthand side as best I remember. I found the options like >> melodious, and other descriptive words for the songs. I couldn't find the Go >> to do the search. >> >> Eugenia Firth >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On May 10, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: >> >>> I have a question as well. The information for the app stated you could >>> search by bird sound -- but this implies there is a place in the app where >>> one can browse bird sounds. I cannot find such a place. Any help is >>> appreciated. >>> Christine >>> >>> On May 10, 2012, at 8:23 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys. >>>> After Esther put the information on about iBird, i got it and am having a >>>> lot of fun with it. Here's my question, though, if anybody knows. If you >>>> want to do a search for birds in Texas and Louisiana, how do you do it? I >>>> got the check boxes checked for both states, but I couldn't find the >>>> button or whatever to tell it to list them. I did browse the list of all >>>> 900 or so, but how, with VoiceOver on, that is, do you get just those in >>>> Texas and Louisiana? >>>> >>>> The other thing is, can you get the range of the birds listed in words and >>>> not a map? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Gigi >>>> >>>> Eugenia Firth >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
