Dawn Chorus1.4.0 - App Store

Dawn Chorus is a project that combines conservation, science, and art. Under the motto Stop and Listen, it creatively brings humans and nature back together: People around the world take a minute in the morning to listen to the bird concert around them, record it, and upload it to a global database. This data is made available to art and science in order to gain insights into the conservation of biodiversity, for example.

With the Dawn Chorus app, users can easily and quickly make their recordings. They can also learn more about bird songs and give free rein to their creativity - for example, with the media art feature "Sonic Feather," which transforms movement and sound into art.

The app's data is only used in anonymous form and solely for scientific and artistic purposes. The app also works offline; in this case, the data is stored locally on the smartphone and can be uploaded later.

Dawn Chorus was launched in 2020 as a citizen science and arts project by BIOTOPIA - Nature Museum Bavaria (Munich) and the Art and Nature Foundation (Nantesbuch), in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. The Bavarian State Association for Bird Conservation (LBV) is also a partner. More information at https://dawn-chorus.org/.

Version History Streamlined survey for 2026 season 1.4.0 Apr 7 Bug fixes and improvements 1.3.2 04/30/2025 Minor amends to app information
Bug fixes - bird list now scrolls when it exceeds page height 1.3.1 05/29/2024 Dawn Chorus is a Citizen Science And Art Project with an app via which people from all over the world can submit Dawn Chorus recordings.
The new version of Dawn Chorus has automatic bird voice recognition via BirdNET.
The results can be added to the record as well as your own choices.
There is an improved account management that personalizes your default settings. For advanced users that use external audio equipment this information can be saved into the account now.
Included in the app is fresh educational material on the science behind Dawn Chorus and on the new AI features.
In the global soundmap users can listen to all sound recordings from all over the world. There are new filter options included: you can now search exclusively for Dawn Chorus recordings or high quality recordings taken with external audio equipment.
The countdown timer is now 10 seconds instead of 5 in order to give more time to move away from the telephone after laying it on a safe place to record.

The user is now enabled to delete recordings before and after submitting them.
In general the user experience has been enhanced by minimizing the necessary confirmations and improved design. 1.3.0 04/24/2024 Bug fixes and improvements 1.2.0 04/29/2023 Bug fixes and improvements 1.1.4 06/08/2022 Text changes 1.1.3 05/17/2022 Text updates 1.1.2 05/12/2022 Fixes for geolocation issues 1.1.1 04/30/2022 - New express recording type 3-in-1 recordings, that takes 3 separate 1 minute recordings over a half an hour period
- Dawn timings display that shows the current ideal times to record in your area
- Species record statuses, shows if the species listed on a record are:

  - Unverified

  - Under review

  - Verified
- Record interactions:

  - Like a record? Why not give it a thumbs up?
 - Something not quite right? Report it.

  - Not sure if the species is correct? Query it.

  - Heard a species not listed? Add it.
- Account stats. See how your submissions compare to other users
- Spanish translation
- Second splash screen 1.1.0 01/11/2022 New mapping including filtering
Various layout and functional improvements 1.0.5 10/07/2021 * Fixed issue with dark mode 1.0.4 05/20/2021 This build includes:
- Sonic Feather - media arts feature
- numerous interface improvements and minor bug fixes 1.0.3 05/13/2021 Bug fix - Improvement to the login process 1.0.2 04/29/2021 This version of the app adds:
- A new design to the app
- Clearer workflow when editing a record
- Flags form fields that are required more clearly
- A better map interface and handling of offline scenarios. 1.0.1 04/28/2021 1.0 04/27/2021