Details regarding the features of the new CD (including system rquirements) are listed below. You can also tour sample screen shots. (The screen shots are not interactive.) For a FREE 10 minute video brochure that demonstrates the main features of the new CD-ROM, call 1-888-414-2837 or send an email request with your shipping address to birdcdroms@aol.com.
This software comes in a Basic ($29.99) and Deluxe ($49.99) version as described at the end of this page.
For info on our original CD-ROM set focusing in detail on Colorado Birds click here.
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SAMPLE SCREEN SHOTS
Ecoregions Overview
Mountain West Ecoregion
Owl Family
Screen
Red-tailed Hawk Photo Screen
Red-tailed Hawk Map
Screen
Red-tailed Hawk Video Screen
Red-tailed Hawk Quiz Screen
Colorado Parks and Refuges
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge Information
Screen
List of Species on the Mountain
West Birds CD-ROM, Checklist Order
List of Species on the Mountain West Birds CD-ROM,
Alphabetical Order
List of the over 200 Parks and Refuges on the Mountain
West Birds CD-ROM
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Better Birdwatching in the Mountain West Ecoregion
A CD-ROM Guide to Identifying and Finding Birds
Basic Version includes:
* Over 1000 photos for 264 species
* Almost 600 video clips for over 200 species
* Almost 600 sounds for over 200 species
* Range maps for 271 species with lists of places where you can find them
* Bird checklists with travel & observation tips for over 200 parks
& refuges
All for only $29.95!
Deluxe Version also includes
* Over 200 interactive quizzes
* Range maps and park listings for an additional 203 rarer Mountain West
species
All for only $49.95!
Minimum System Requirements: At least a 100 MHz processor,
32 MB of RAM, 2X CD-ROM drive, monitor capable of displaying 640 X 480 pixels
and thousands/16 bit color.
Microsoft® Windows: Pentium, Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP.
Macintosh®: Power PC, System 7.5.
Better Birdwatching in the Mountain West provides comprehensive information about bird species found in the area above, known as the Mountain West Ecoregion. Ecoregions, or Òecosystems of a regional extent,Ó are a concept developed by Dr. Robert Bailey. Ecoregions are delineated based on characteristics like climate, soils and geography, which leads to unique forms of vegetation, which in turn leads to unique bird life. The Mountain West region is further divided into many subregions.
The computer CD-ROM format allows you to easily learn about the concept of ecoregions in addition to providing multimedia content about the birds of the Mountain West. From the alphabetical and checklist indexes, you can access information about bird families and species. Family screens teach beginners how birds are organized into groups. Highlighted text plays sounds and video clips or links you to the species screens. Species in bold text are reliably found in the ecoregion, while those in plain text are considered unreliable or rare in the ecoregion. Species screens for the ÒreliableÓ species include pictures, video and/or audio.
The species photo screens use text boxes and arrows to point out key identifying characteristics. The species video screens provide textual descriptions of the sounds and video clips. Video clips can also be viewed frame by frame.Range maps are available for all 470 species. The range map also serves as a bird finder by providing a list of parks and refuges where the species occurs, broken down into the categories of common, uncommon and rare.The Betterbird Quizzes challenge you to guess the species from a series of audio visual clues. If you guess correctly, the parrot rings the bell.
Looking for some good places to go birdwatching? Maps for each state provide links to over 200 parks and refuges throughout the Mountain West. Each park and refuge screen features a bird list with direct links to the family and species screens. Furthermore, the park and refuge screens provide details about the park environment, first-hand observation and travel tips, and notes about other recreation opportunities like camping, hiking, fishing and hunting.
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