Sibley Birds 2nd Edition 4+

Bonjour, Ce guide numérique est très bien fait. Facile à utiliser et très convivial. Pour moi c’est un guide parfait sur le terrain. Mais c'est pour quand la version française de ce très bon guide?

First off, Id like to say Im very displeased that the first edition I payed for no longer is available, and I had to pay full price to upgrade to the second edition.

Still some good features and easy to use. Comparison is still a lovely feature, and being able to switch between a list or thumbnails is nice. I like that you can enlarge the art and take closer looks. I like that you can search by banders codes as well. The ‘my list’ section is nice, I havnt played around too much with it yet though.

Im not sure why, but when setting your location for specific birds in your area (mine is Ontario Canada) I still am seeing birds from far south and west like black-capped vireo and mexican violetear... birds that have never been recorded in Ontario. It makes me wonder if its not showing species that should be listed for the area Ive selected. Thats a pretty big issue in my opinion.
Smart search doesn't work well, I entered in field markings for american woodcock and it couldn't tell me what I saw, even when I selected month of may, sandpiper like, long bill and small/medium with diving flight pattern. I had to removed flight pattern and list it under all waterbirds. Which I could have just scrolled to in the actual guide and not wasted time with the so called smart search.

The interface for the app is ok, the symbols of the left are not explained and Im assuming they mean to tell me if the bird is common in my area or not. Not really that important to have popping out more that the birds do on the list... when I switch to thumbnail mode I cant use comparisons but the option pops up as if I can. Glitch? Is this still a beta version? Just makes the app heavy with a useless feature.

Overall I think it needs improvement. Im disappointed with this version, but I know it can be better. I used to recommend this app but now Im not sure. Theres still things I like a lot about it, like comparing songs/calls. And sibleys work is still great and points out key details, one of the reasons I like it more than photos (although his owls in this edition are a bit questionable, particularly the western burrowing owl) its still a great guide and easy to use. But I feel like it doesnt have to be the bare min.
I hope you see my review and look into the location problem at least, it was one of the reasons I loved the last edition so much.

I just deleted this app from my phone after 13 years of patronage. I’m unable to comprehend why this company cares less about the long term users that built their customer base, while placing profit above all else. I sent them several messages to this effect, and never received a single reply. I think I know where their loyalties lie.
So long, iBird: fortunately there are many excellent alternatives out there. PK