Wings & Whistles

Wings & Whistles

Meet the birds around you.
Learn birds by ear, the gentle way.

Wings & Whistles is a listening course for total beginners. Short lessons introduce you to one bird at a time, starting with the ones already singing outside your door, and gradually opening up to everything from woodpeckers to marsh birds to the quiet voices of dusk.

HOW IT WORKS
Step outside. Press record. The app names the bird and teaches you its voice so you'll know it next time. Every bird you meet joins your Field Guide. Every lesson you finish deepens your ear.

A PATH, NOT A PILE
Most birding apps hand you a thousand species and wish you luck. Wings & Whistles gives you a trail. Start with The Regulars, the birds you hear every day. Graduate to Sparrow Bootcamp. Then Marsh Mystery Voices. Then Woodpecker Workshop. Each journey ends when you've got it.

SOUND JOURNEYS, NOT FLASHCARDS
Our lessons are immersive. You're not drilling a quiz. You're standing in a marsh at dawn, or walking a forest edge at golden hour. Watercolor birds fade in and out. A narrator points out what to listen for. Ambient soundscapes carry you through. You don't memorize birdsong here. You live with it for a few minutes at a time, and it sticks.

FROM FIRST LISTEN TO MASTERED
Every bird you meet moves through three stages. Learned, when you've studied its song. Heard, when you've caught it in the wild. Mastered, when you know it cold.

ALSO IN THE APP
Milestone quests that progress while you walk
Songs and calls for 400+ species
A Discovery Log that fills in as you explore
Friend Challenges to compare your birds with people you know

Made by a small team who believes the world isn't as quiet as it sounds.