Warbler Calls For My Cell Phone?

[Jim Fenton]

Is there any type of mp3 or other file of warbler calls that one can get to play through the speakers on a cell phone?

I'm heading to Maine this weekend and would love to experiment in the yard of the house I'm staying at.

Thanks in advance,

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

I have an iPod touch, with Ibird, which has a lot of bird songs.

Although they sound very good to me, they don't seem to be loud enough to attract birds to come in. I have tried them in my backyard blind, and even though the birds are right there, they don't pay any attention to the sound.

I think you will need more amplification than your phone can provide.

Randy

[Dave Phillips]

please use judiciously and with restraint so as to not stress the birds.
So many way over use the calls unnecessarily.

Many mp3 are available by google search.....als birdjam and ibird are available,
but I believe only for iPhone

Just my thoughts Jim, have a great trip

[Axel Hildebrandt]

birdjam works on iPods and iPhones, I'm not sure if i(e?)bird works on other smartphones, too.

[c.w. moynihan]

You need an external remote speaker to make any calling device worthwhile. The bird's can't really hear calls through a phone speaker. A battery powered clamshell speaker (radio shack or the RCA (Better) with a 30-50 ft wire to your device should do the trick. I just bought the RCA and it uses 4 AA's versus 3 in the radio shack version and is louder.
http://reviews.cnet.com/portable-spe...-30857096.html

[Keith Carver]

I am using birdjam on iPhone with the $26 clamshell speakers from Radio Shack. Works great.

I agree with the comment about not overplaying the songs, as it can easily stress the birds: play one song (not the whole track) once or twice, and that's usually enough to get their attention.