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Professional Installation/Upgrade Service We do all the work! We have gone to great lengths to make installations and upgrades with Birder's Diary among the easiest to be found in the industry today. And we continue to improve and enhance this process continuously. Nevertheless, many of you would rather have this done for you than spend time figuring out the nuances invovled in this process. Read more... $49
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User Licenses
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You must purchase either a Basic or Advanced user license to use Birder's Diary. Don't worry, you can start out with the Basic license if you want and later upgrade to the advanced. You will also need at least one taxonomic list to use Birder's Diary. For an explanation of licensing, please see this page.


V3.6 Advanced User Unlock the full potential of Birder's Diary. Edit taxonomic lists; create unlimited user-defined data fields for your sightings; export sightings data directly to Excel for advanced graphing and analysis capabilities; create/save unlimited report templates; etc.
Read more on differences between Advanced and Basic Licenses.
$79
V3.6 Basic User Everything you need to record, report and edit your sightings.
Read more on differences between Advanced and Basic Licenses.
$34
Upgrade to Advanced from a Basic User License Unlock the full potential of Birder's Diary. You must currently own a Basic User license to purchase this option.
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$59
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Upgrading from Previous Versions - User Licenses Only
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These are user licenses only. To upgrade your taxonomic lists, they must be purchased separately.

Please review the following pages for upgrading from previous versions of Birder's Diary:


Upgrade To Upgrade From Comments $$  
v3.6-Advanced v3.5-Basic or Advanced You must already own a 3.5 User License to purchase this option. If you don't know if you have an Advanced or Basic license you can logon to the Online Store and view your 3.5 License purchase. $49
v3.6-Basic v3.5-Basic or Advanced Purchase this license to upgrade from v3.5 (Advanced or Basic) to v3.6-Basic User version. $24
v3.6-Advanced v3.0.x Purchase this license if you are currently running any version of 3.0. See details for upgrading from this version here. $69
v3.6-Advanced v2.x Purchase this license if you are currently running any version of 2.x. See details for upgrading from this version here. For this version of Birder's Diary, we will convert your v2.x data for you to 3.6 format. You will need to upload your 2.x database per the instructions here. $79

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Taxonomic Lists
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You must purchase at least one taxonomic list to use Birder's Diary. A user license is also required.
For an explanation of licensing, please see this page.


Brief List of Taxonomies
Group Region Date of Release Authority Notes Full Price Upgrade Price Full Description
Birds World 2009 v6.4.1 Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Clements with all the subspecies of the world $99 $59
Birds North America 2009 ABA without subspecies $34 $14
Birds North America 2009 ABA, Clements with subspecies $69 $39
Birds North & Central America 2009 AOU   $49 $19
Birds United Kingdom 2009Q4 BOU with subspecies $39 $19
Birds South America 2009 AOU SACC   $59 $19
Birds Australasia, New Zealand, Antarctica 2008 RAOU   $49 $29
Birds Western Palearctic 2004 Birds of WP   $29 n/a
Butterflies North America 2007     $49 $24
Butterflies Mexico 2007     $39 $14
Butterflies and Moths Great Britain 2008     $39 n/a
Dragonflies North America 2008 DSA   $29 $14
Dragonflies Great Britain 2005     $9 n/a
Mammals North America 2007     $39 $19
Freshwater Fishes North America 2009     $39 n/a
Trees & Shrubs North America 2005     $24 n/a
Reptiles North America & Hawai'i 2007     $39 $19
Amphibians North America 2005     $24 n/a
Cacti North America 2006     $19 n/a
Mushrooms Colorado, USA 2006     $19 n/a
Whales & Dolphins World 2004     $12 n/a

Taxonomic Lists with Full Description
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2009 v6.4.1
Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Clements
This contains 10,004 species of the World and all 21,104 subspecies of the World based on updates and corrections to Clements Birds of the Worlds version 6.4.1 as published and updated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is an update to last year's 2008 v6.3.2 release. The version number is the released version assigned by Cornell for its releases.
If you bird outside of the regions covered by any of the other taxonomic lists, then you will need this list to keep track of all those sightings and to report on your Worldwide life list and to produce checklists Worldwide. It contains updated checklist data for locations of all the worlds species. It is  the de-facto World Standard for Birds of the World.
$99
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2008v6.3.2 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $59
Birds
North America
2009
American Birding Assoc. (ABA)
without Subspecies
This contains 960 species of birds as published by the ABA. This includes North America north of Mexico. Specifically, the area encompassed is the 49 continental United States, Canada, the French islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon, and adjacent waters to a distance of 200 miles from land or half the distance to a neighboring country, whichever is less. Excluded by these boundaries are Bermuda, the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Greenland.
If you bird in North America, then you will want this taxonomic list for producing accurate counts as per the ABA rules.
$34
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2008 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $14
Birds
North America
2009
American Birding Assoc. (ABA)
with Subspecies!
If you like to keep track of the subspecies that you see in the ABA area, then this tax list is for you! This contains the 962 species of birds as published by the ABA and includes the 1,361 subspecies that occur in the ABA Area! This was a huge effort to compile this list of all the subspecies in the ABA area! This includes North America north of Mexico. Specifically, the area encompassed is the 49 continental United States, Canada, the French islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon, and adjacent waters to a distance of 200 miles from land or half the distance to a neighboring country, whichever is less. Excluded by these boundaries are Bermuda, the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Greenland. This is a separate purchase from the ABA tax list without subspecies. $69
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2008 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $39
Birds
North/Central America
2009
American Ornithologists Union (AOU)
This contains 2055 species of birds as published by the AOU. This includes North and Central America from the North Pole to the boundary of Panama and Colombia, including the adjacent islands under the jurisdiction of the included nations; the Hawaiian Islands; Clipperton Island; Bermuda; The West Indies, including the Bahama Islands, the Greater Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles (ending with Grenada); and Swan, Providencia, and San Andrés Islands in the Gulf of Mexico. $49
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2008 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $19
Birds
United Kingdom
2009Q4
British Ornithologists Union (BOU)
This contains 588 species and 361 subspecies of birds as published by the BOU. 5 species and several subspecies have been added since the last release in Q1 2009, which was really the BOU 2008 update. $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2007 or 2009 (Q1) version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $19
Birds
South America
2009
AOU South American Checklist Committee (SACC)
This is the latest authority on South American species! The AOU South American Checklist Committee has just published this list of 3,278 (19 more species than last year!) species of South America. If you bird in South America, or have plans to, this is the list for you!
The download file contains a Location import file which creates the parent SACC location containing all covered areas.
The region covered by the list is: (1) continental South America and all islands within 1200 km of its shores in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (including Malpelo, the Galapagos islands, San Felix and San Ambrosio, the Juan Fernandez islands, Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago, and the Falklands/Malvinas); (2) islands in the Caribbean Sea close to South America and not covered by the AOU Checklist (including Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago); and (3) waters within 200 nautical miles of the coasts of these land areas, including the islands.
$59
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2008 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $19
Birds
Australasia, New Zealand, Antarctica
2008
Royal Australian Ornithological Union
981 species and 108 subspecies of Australasia, New Zealand and Antartica. This includes extensive checklist data for the region including Australian states. Common names are those in use in the region. This list was compiled to be in agreement with data from the Royal Australian Ornithological Union. $49
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2007 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $29
Birds
Western Palearctic
2004
Birds of WP
This contains 943 species of birds as defined by the 9 volume series "Birds of the Western Palearctic." Europe, the Middle East to Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan, and Africa south to about 19 degrees North latitude. $29
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2006 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Butterflies
North America
2007
Finally a butterfly tax list with complete location/checklist data!!! 744 species and 15 subspecies of Butterflies of North America, northern Mexico and Hawai'i. Includes some Moths. $49
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2004 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $24
Butterflies
Mexico
2007
Contains the 1,467 species and 323 subspecies of butterflies of Mexico. Complete with checklist data. $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2007 version of Butterflies of NE Mexico in order to get this upgrade price. $14
Butterflies and Moths
Great Britain
2008
All the butterflies and moths of Great Britain. Contained in two separate taxonomic lists - buterflies and moths. $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this taxonomic list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Dragonflies
North America and Hawaii
2008
Dragonfly Society of the Americas
This list contains 479 species and 23 subspecies as recognized by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas. $29
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2006 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $14
Dragonflies
Great Britain
2005
This list contains the 55 species of dragonfly and damselfly that occur in Great Britain. $9
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2006 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Mammals
North America
2007
This list contains 514 species and 77 subspecies of North America - north of Mexico. It comes complete with state/province level checklist data. This list adds several new species and subspecies and contains updated checklist data over the 2005 release. An exciting way to keep track of the mammals you see on your nature outings! $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2005 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $19
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Freshwater Fishes
North America
2009
This list contains 936 species and 264 subspecies of North America - north of Mexico. It comes complete with state/province level checklist data. An exciting way to keep track of the fish you see or catch on your outings! $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2009 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Trees & Shrubs
North America
2005
Trees and Select Plants of North America and Hawaii. 903 species of trees and other select plants of NA and Hawaii such as large shrubs, flowers, vegetables and even liverworts. $24
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Reptiles
North America & Hawai'i
2007
This taxonomic list contains 317 species and 431 subspecies of reptiles in North America and Hawai'i, including some alien species. Includes complete state/province location data! $39
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the 2005 version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. $19
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Amphibians
North America
2005
This contains the 297 species and 56 subspecies of amphibians of North America. $24
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Cacti
North America
2006
This contains 221 species and 66 subspecies of the cacti of North America. $19
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Mushrooms
Colorado, USA
2006
All the Mushrooms of Colorado, USA. Covers 90% of the common mushrooms of the western USA. 983 species and 20 subspecies! $19
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a
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Whales & Dolphins
World
2004
This contains the 85 species of whales and dolphins of the world. $12
Upgrade Price: You must own a license for the previous version of this tax list in order to get this upgrade price. n/a

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