I-Flyer BirdSong Scanning Wand

by iflyer

Product Features

• Simply press a button, scan a barcode, and iFlyer plays a high-quality digital recording of a Bird's song.
• iFlyer puts 216 bird and frog songs at your fingertips and is portable and perfect for bird walks.
• A very useful tool for teaching about birds.
• A bird watchers delight!
• SongCode Labels can be added to field guides and bird books.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000VZI5HY
• Item model number: IW01
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,397 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

Bird Calls At Your Fingertips -- Identify birds by their calls whether you're at home or on a bird-watching expedition. This wand includes barcode labels for 206 bird songs and 10 frog calls. Simply wave the wand over the barcode, press a button, and listen to a high-quality digital recording of a bird's song. The song code labels can be added to the pages of your favorite field guides and bird watching books, so you can match the call with the beak. -- The portable wand is lightweight and easy to carry anywhere. It includes a 54 page ScanBook with labels, a carrying case, built-in speaker, holster with belt loop, and two AAA batteries (required).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well constructed, useful, and entertaining, December 11, 2007

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E. Hlavaty - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I-Flyer BirdSong Scanning Wand (Toy)

I was bouncing back and forth between ordering this and the Identiflyer as a gift for my husband. I liked the idea of this product better (Identiflyer has individual cards (averaging $10 a piece} and you have to buy the case seperately as well, so that can really add up), but was unsure because the Iflyer had no reviews. I went to REI and was able to try it out before buying it. The primary carrying case is well constructed, and the wand is sturdy (it also has a seperate belt loop pouch). The book has a fairly good selection of birds (there is also a slot in the wand for updates if/when they are released and designated spaces for them in the case). The additional scan labels are a wonderful idea. We are planning to put the them in our regular bird book.
We are both very happy with the purchase and have identified a woodpecker (downy) we were unsure of that resides in our yard and have managed to inadvertently entertain squirrels, confuse our neighbors and rile up our dogs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, September 19, 2008

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S.J.C. (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I-Flyer BirdSong Scanning Wand (Toy)

Great concept and works well. Main criticism is that the bird calls in the book are too weighted towards the obscure ones that you don't hear as often. It needs a greater volume of common birds and/or different calls of each bird. To be fair, it does contain calls of cardinals, sparrows, bluejays, robins and some of the other common birds.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird song, January 19, 2008

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Galen M. Ozawa "ozworks" (Carson City, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I-Flyer BirdSong Scanning Wand (Toy)

Gift for my wife, a park ranger who leads nature and science tours. She sees the scanning wand as a useful tool in teaching visitors about birds. Ties bird pictures with songs in compact package.