The rest of us, however, can now rise with the birds we choose, and on our own schedule. This means that to use the app, you also have to endure the pings of texts or phone calls while you are sleeping-a possible dealbreaker.

On the other hand, light sleepers worry that the app will inadvertently keep them up unlike the built-in alarms on most phones, Dawn Chorus does not sound when your phone is in silent mode. Some reviewers have noted that the alarm played for only a minute until it snoozed itself, a feature which could cause problems for those prone to oversleeping. Available for iPhone, Droid, and Kindle devices.ĭawn Chorus still has some kinks to work out, especially for fussy sleepers. The app also offers descriptions of each bird, along with information about the museum and BirdSafe Pittsburgh, a joint project from Carnegie and the American Bird Conservancy that works to study and reduce bird-glass collisions.įreebie Alert! Download our Audubon Bird Guide app, which offers detailed profiles, sound libraries, photographs, and range maps for 821 North American species.

I was able to customize my alarm to mix birdcalls I know, like the Black-capped Chickadee’s buzzy chickadee-dee-dee, with others I still want to learn, like the Magnolia Warbler’s whistly weta-weta-weta. If you're a new birder, the alarm clock can also double as a learning tool.

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