Published by PVI Maine LLC on 2023-07-20
What is Big Year Birding ABA? Big Year Birding is a mobile application designed for birders of all levels to record sightings in the field. It offers a fast and easy way to keep track of birds, whether you are doing a Big Year, local Christmas Bird Count, or simply keeping track of the birds in your own backyard. The app records the time, date, and exact location using GPS coordinates, and displays the bird with a photo icon on a map and in a sighting table. It also offers features such as recent eBird sightings, local birds, and exporting sightings to another device.
1. Not sure what bird you’ve seen, click the "Local Birds" Button and see what birds are historically seen in your current location (all USA counties, Canadian provinces and territories), by month.
2. Out in the field or a vehicle? Tap the eBird Button and recent bird sightings in your vicinity.
3. Every North America bird species recognized by the American Birding Association is available in the Big Year Birding database.
4. Start entering the name of the bird in the “bird search” bar and the app will pull up a list of birds.
5. Planning a vacation or have downtime on an out of town business trip, the "Local Birds" feature lets you research what is commonly seen this month, next month or any month in the future anywhere in the ABA region.
6. Identified the bird by ear? In the “comments” section, click on the “identified by ear” button and it will be noted.
7. Your bird will be displayed with a photo icon on a map and in a sighting table, sortable by date or bird.
8. Recent sightings are reported in a table (sortable by name, location or date) and plotted on a map.
9. You can manually enter very, very unusual North American erratics but you shouldn't have to as the app currently lists 1059 birds .
10. Big Year Birding offers all birders from novice to expert a fast and easy way to record sightings in the field.
11. Chose the wrong bird? No problem, you can easily delete it before adding it to your list by choosing “cancel”.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Big Year Birding ABA app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
| Download | Developer | Rating | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get APK for PC → | PVI Maine LLC | 3.67 | 6.41 |
Get Big Year Birding ABA on Apple macOS
| Download | Developer | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Free on Mac | PVI Maine LLC | 3 | 3.67 |
Download on Android: Download Android
- Record sightings with time, date, and exact location using GPS coordinates
- Display birds with a photo icon on a map and in a sighting table
- Search for birds by name using the bird search bar
- Recent eBird sightings feature identifies species reported nearby your current location
- Local birds feature shows historically seen birds in your current location by month
- Planning feature lets you research what is commonly seen in any month in the future anywhere in the ABA region
- eBird feature shows recent bird sightings in your vicinity and provides directions to that sighting
- Identify birds by ear, male, female, and public or private site in the comments section
- Count button allows you to quickly enter the number of birds sighted
- Works offline in remote areas without internet or mobile connections
- Includes every North American bird species recognized by the American Birding Association
- Add your own photos and links to Cornell and Wikipedia for more information
- Easily delete birds before adding them to your list
- Export sightings to another device with Big Year Birding installed
- Apple Watch integration allows you to check your sightings, counts, and add sightings from your wrist
- Highly customizable with options to display sightings by date, location, or bird
- Share sightings through text, email, social media, and upload to eBird account
- Created by birders for birders
- Fast and easy to use
- Does not require an Internet connection
- Suggestions appear when typing the name of the bird
- Search feature to search by family
- Records location of where the bird was seen
- Comment feature to add additional information
- Contains a small banner ad at the bottom of the screen
Terrific App!
A Great App for Free!
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