With extensive guides and detailed maps, Birda makes swooping into the world of birding easier than ever. The app logs your life list – a record of all the bird species you’ve seen – and deepens your experience through fun challenges.

What we love: The app’s nature-loving community. If you see a bird but you aren’t sure what it is, add its photo to the Unidentified feed so others can chime in with suggestions. Maybe that was a downy woodpecker after all!

Quick tip: Use the app’s location guides to find new birding spots. Each guide lists species seen there and highlights any birds you haven’t added to your life list.

Meet the creator: Passionate birders John and Natalie White developed Birda to raise awareness of biodiversity and make it easier for people to connect with nature.