App Shopper: Audubon Sampler - A Free Guide to North American Nature (Reference)

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Audubon Sampler - A Free Guide to North American Nature

iOS iPhone

The Audubon Sampler is an introduction to four of the Audubon Guides – Birds, Mammals, Trees, and Flowers. This free sample gives you a taste of the over 3,758 species, 7,000 beautiful photographs, thousands of range maps, 2,300 bird songs and calls, and the astounding wealth of nature information available in the four Audubon Guide apps.

The Audubon Sampler covers 40 of the most interesting species, 10 from each subject, found in the US and Canada. Everything from chickadees to condors, bats to bears, lilies to lupines, and pines to palms are covered in the Audubon Guides.

The full version of the Audubon Guide apps feature extensive content including the following:

• An amazing library of bird songs and calls, featuring over 2,300 songs and calls in crystal-clear audio.

• Professional Color Photographs detailing every species with extraordinary clarity.

• Range Maps for most species, showing resident and seasonal ranges if applicable.

• In-depth Descriptions of Every Species, with authoritative details on appearance, habitat, and much more with updated information from the National Audubon Society Field Guides.

• Real Time Availability, no matter where you are, even without an internet connection.

Powerful functionality and ease of use

• Species Synchronization Enable the Synchronization feature to receive updates to your app in real time. Every time a species, photo, or any other information is added to our database, your app will be updated accordingly.

• Content Synchronization Enable the Content Synchronization to upload your user content, including lifelists, sightings and photos to AudubonGuides.com, and share your findings with friends.

• State-of-the-Art search functions:

• By first name, second name, and scientific name of every species;
• By family;
• By shape/type;
• By multiple “advanced search” variables including zip code;

• A Universal Dashboard allowing you to navigate back and forth between species information, personalized Life Lists and Sightings, search functions and more with ease and clarity.

• Comparisons to similar species.

• Create your own Life Lists, Sightings, Photo Albums, and record your own Field Experiences. Track a species using the iPhone’s GPS, take a picture of it with the camera, take notes, and save to the App for records of your nature adventures.

• AudubonGuides.com - The First Online Field Guide Community, allowing you to interact, post and share sightings, photos, tips, opinions and more.

Audubon Guides are a comprehensive series of interactive digital field guides that combine smart phone technology with the Audubon Society’s vast library of information about birds and all of nature.

Designed to greatly enhance the appreciation, enjoyment and study of nature among people of all ages and levels of expertise, anywhere, anytime, in an environmentally responsible manner.

Additional Audubon Guide Apps Now Available: The Audubon Guides to North American Birds, Wildflowers, Trees, and Mammals are also available on the iTunes store.

Look for more Regional Guide Apps to come, as well as Audubon Guides to Insects & Spiders, Butterflies, Reptiles & Amphibians, Fish, Seashells & Seashore Creatures, Mushrooms, Whales & Dolphins, and others.

For more about our program, please visit our interactive web site, audubonguides.com, and join our community of users and share your experiences.

We invite your suggestions, comments, or requests. We also welcome submissions of high quality photography of birds and other species. You can contact us directly by selecting Feedback in the More Section of the application and e-mailing your thoughts and comments directly to us.