Credits

Credits:
Find the Birds is dedicated to birds & their habitats, and to all the individuals (conservationists, volunteers, donors, guides, naturalists, birders, teachers, etc.) & groups (non-profit organizations, charities, foundations, governments, First Nations, etc.) who have, past & present, worked to protect them.
Thought Generation Society would like to thank Jennifer and Miyako Dhalla and the Saito & Dhalla Families for their support.
Thanks to the Tucson Audubon Society, the American Birding Association, the New Jersey Audubon Society, the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Birds Canada, Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds, Brian “Fox” Ellis, Science World, WildResearch, the Stanley Park Ecology Society, Stephen Partington, Environment for the Americas, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada for the getting the word out about the game. Thanks to the other individuals & organizations who have helped this game become a reality.
Find the Birds Production Team:
Adam Dhalla – Creator, Artist, Web Designer, Co-Producer, Spokesperson & Researcher
A.J. Dhalla – Manager, Director, Writer & Co-Producer
Lydia Assion-Nielsen – Senior Technical Artist/Game Designer/Programmer
Robert Orange – Senior Programmer & Game Designer
Keres Boucher – Senior Animator
Matilda Nguyen – Layout Artist & Game Designer
Christina Baudais – Layout Artist
Emily Chen – Layout Artist
Cristina-Ioana Ciubotaru – Animator
Skylar Mallais – Game Designer/Programmer
Yianni Ntokolas – Game Designer
Ben Gilbert – Game Designer
Raquel Justiniano – Bird/Character Designer & Animator
Moomin Lee – Character/Bird Designer & Animator
Haley Jae Linnell – Layout/Prop Artist
Tina Liu – Layout/Prop Artist & Marketing Coordinator
Michella Wong – Video/Sound Editor
Brian “Fox” Ellis – Marketing & Education Consultant
Early Prototype Developers:
Dan Yang Yin – Lead Developer
Sen Lin – Assistant Developer
Photos, Videos & Audio Recordings:
For birds and cards in the game, all photos, videos, and audio recordings provided by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The following is a list of individual photo, video and audio credits obtained through the Macaulay Library.
Photos:
Northern Saw-whet Owl © Ryan Sanderson ML320501371 Northern Saw-whet Owl © Ray Wershler ML159894561 Marbled Murrelet © Eric Ellingson ML217129231 Marbled Murrelet © Gregory Budney ML74561791 Mountain Bluebird © Ethan Denton ML291339351 Mountain Bluebird © Kalin Ocana ML232978191 Varied Thrush © Gord Gadsden ML288587681 Varied Thrush © Graham Gerdeman ML28703721 Ruddy Duck © Ryan Sanderson ML281802271 Ruddy Duck © Ian Routley ML103221531 Common Raven © Vasura Jayaweera ML268664521 Common Raven © Caroline Lambert ML51940101 Steller’s Jay © Bryan Calk ML267972091 Steller’s Jay © Mason Maron ML228862051 Black-footed Albatross © Mason Maron ML254837951 Black-footed Albatross © Blair Dudeck ML120156551 Surf Scoter © Dorian Anderson ML222371291 Surf Scoter © Matt Davis ML146907711 Black Oystercatcher © Evan Larson ML216349691 Black Oystercatcher © Matt Davis ML127702711 MacGillivray’s Warbler © Bryan Calk ML168395531 MacGillivray’s Warbler © Matt Davis ML32052331 Western Meadowlark © Jack Bushong ML160166201 Western Meadowlark © Jeff Maw ML60351831 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel © Ken Chamberlain ML112674071 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel © Bryce Robinson ML63040231 Clark’s Nutcracker © Eric VanderWerf ML108391161 Clark’s Nutcracker © Jeremiah Trimble ML50346141 Gambel’s Quail © Chris Rohrer ML60797571 |
Gambel’s Quail © Bryan Calk ML107213761 |
Gambel’s Quail © Bryan Calk ML197015331 |
Gambel’s Quail © Jason Vassallo ML210295311 |
White-winged Dove © Dorian Anderson ML72604001 |
White-winged Dove © Sean Fitzgerald ML107141261 |
White-winged Dove © Susan Teefy ML171916581 |
White-winged Dove © Don Danko ML187974501 |
Greater Roadrunner © Jerry Ting ML98307051 |
Greater Roadrunner © Fyn Kynd ML198216871 |
Greater Roadrunner © Tim Avery ML240757041 |
Greater Roadrunner © Suzie McCann ML257693681 |
Common Poorwill © Bruce Cyganowski ML24258491 |
Common Poorwill © Anna Van Kovn ML121766461 |
Common Poorwill © Mountain West Birding Company ML167316031 |
Common Poorwill © Laure Wilson Neish ML219566491 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Bryan Calk ML108163441 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Gordon Karre ML203722371 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Christopher Lindsey ML219996111 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Tim Avery ML240750631 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Ryan Sanderson ML170539061 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Kojo Baidoo ML170916611 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Max Nootbaar ML172249591 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Marky Mutchler ML260994401 |
California Condor © Michael Rieser ML27745031 |
California Condor © Brian Sullivan ML32298541 |
California Condor © Jeff Culler ML35970611 |
California Condor © Jay Langford ML38715761 |
California Condor © Gary Chapin ML61642221 |
California Condor © Mark Schocken ML65848131 |
Elf Owl © Tim Avery ML54937711 |
Elf Owl © Tim Avery ML54937721 |
Elf Owl © Kyle Blaney ML84348661 |
Videos:
Marbled Murrelet © Joe Angseesing ML200871991 Western Meadowlark © Dennis Arendt ML295248281 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel © Gena Zolotar ML273823261 Varied Thrush © Dennis Arendt ML201938181 Common Raven © Ken Simonite ML201845231 Black Oystercatcher © Don DesJardin ML201791961 Mountain Bluebird © Don DesJardin ML201776241 Black-footed Albatross © Curt Kessler ML201663211 Ruddy Duck © Pieter de Groot Boersma ML200888231 Clark’s Nutcracker © Larry Arbanas ML443714 Northern Saw-whet Owl © Timothy Barksdale ML408440 MacGillivray’s Warbler © Timothy Barksdale ML411653 Steller’s Jay © Jay McGowan ML471195 Surf Scoter © Timothy Barksdale ML402125 Gambel’s Quail © Timothy Barksdale ML448431 |
Gambel’s Quail © Don DesJardin ML201786281 |
White-winged Dove © Timothy Barksdale ML402391 |
White-winged Dove © Luke Seitz ML477817 |
White-winged Dove © Oliver Komar ML228289581 |
Greater Roadrunner © Timothy Barksdale ML454562 |
Greater Roadrunner © Josep del Hoyo ML201497721 |
Greater Roadrunner © Don DesJardin ML201770951 |
Greater Roadrunner © Ken Simonite ML201845081 |
Common Poorwill © Josep del Hoyo ML201459421 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Don DesJardin ML201759941 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Don DesJardin ML201769961 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Don DesJardin ML201773901 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Northern) © Timothy Barksdale ML402905 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Northern) © Larry Arbanas ML466323 |
California Condor © Don DesJardin ML197748891 |
California Condor © Hector Ceballos-Lascurain ML201892431 |
California Condor © Hector Ceballos-Lascurain ML201892441 |
California Condor © Bill Hubick ML293447471 |
Elf Owl © Timothy Barksdale ML448456 |
Elf Owl © Hervé JACOB ML201607631 |
Gila Woodpecker © Timothy Barksdale ML402343 |
Gila Woodpecker © Gregory Griffith ML435724 |
Gila Woodpecker © Greg Baker ML201805921 |
Vermilion Flycatcher (Northern) © Benjamin Clock ML483239 |
Vermilion Flycatcher (Northern) © Timothy Barksdale ML402835 |
Vermilion Flycatcher (Northern) © Conan Guard ML200857681 |
Cactus Wren (brunneicapillus Group) © Don DesJardin ML201770531 |
Black-throated Sparrow © Don DesJardin ML201770521 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Timothy Barksdale ML402486 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Timothy Barksdale ML402490 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Timothy Barksdale ML423278 |
Varied Bunting © Bryan Calk ML240327191 |
Varied Bunting © José Alberto Lobato García ML294663221 |
Audio Recordings:
Marbled Murrelet © Gregory Budney ML74561791 MacGillivray’s Warbler © James (Jim) Holmes ML235432991 Surf Scoter © Daniel Donnecke ML195920791 Common Raven © David Badke ML104490971 Mountain Bluebird © Andrew Spencer ML43462621 Western Meadowlark © Wil Hershberger ML516839 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel © Sampath Seneviratne ML132029 Varied Thrush © Geoffrey A. Keller ML118810 Ruddy Duck © Randolph Little ML106721 Clark’s Nutcracker © Geoffrey A. Keller ML50141 Steller’s Jay © Geoffrey A. Keller ML42204 Northern Saw-whet Owl © Thomas G. Sander ML125346 Black Oystercatcher © Gerrit Vyn ML137860 Black-footed Albatross © Chandler Robbins ML32566 Gambel’s Quail © Geoffrey A. Keller ML118607 |
Gambel’s Quail © Geoffrey A. Keller ML118617 |
Gambel’s Quail © Geoffrey A. Keller ML40518 |
Rock Pigeon © Mike Hearell ML113903231 |
White-winged Dove © Russ Wigh ML59106201 |
White-winged Dove © Isaias morataya ML219980231 |
Greater Roadrunner © Laurens Halsey ML91690141 |
Greater Roadrunner © Molly Pollock ML92388421 |
Greater Roadrunner © Andrew Spencer ML227713971 |
Greater Roadrunner © Andrew Spencer ML256178591 |
Common Poorwill © Brian Sullivan ML87482791 |
Common Poorwill © Chris Wood ML105772661 |
Common Poorwill © Caleb Helsel ML219800691 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Kevin Ebert ML151928911 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Scott Olmstead ML203939691 |
Costa’s Hummingbird © Brian Sullivan ML296587881 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Curtis Marantz ML121949 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Paul Marvin ML173186331 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Isain Contreras ML240692671 |
Broad-billed Hummingbird © Jay McGowan ML157625291 |
California Condor © Vincent Gerwe ML163900 |
Elf Owl © Geoffrey A. Keller ML40636 |
Elf Owl © Felipe Guerrero ML27453221 |
Elf Owl © Gerrit Vyn ML140240 |
Elf Owl © Bob McGuire ML188270 |
Gila Woodpecker © Arthur A. Allen ML6891 |
Gila Woodpecker © Fred W. Trumbull ML6892 |
Gila Woodpecker © William W. H. Gunn ML62771 |
Vermilion Flycatcher © Geoffrey A. Keller ML40531 |
Vermilion Flycatcher © Geoffrey A. Keller ML105508 |
Vermilion Flycatcher © Bob McGuire ML188210 |
Rock Wren © Andrew Spencer ML43462971 |
Rock Wren © Geoffrey A. Keller ML56916 |
Rock Wren © Martha Fischer ML71889 |
Cactus Wren © Hope Batcheller ML167833 |
Cactus Wren © James Holmes ML22879871 |
Black-throated Sparrow © Thomas G. Sander ML111002 |
Black-throated Sparrow © Ed Pandolfino ML164658 |
Varied Bunting © Geoffrey A. Keller ML40606 |
Varied Bunting © Jay McGowan ML32303501 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Geoffrey A. Keller ML40568 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Geoffrey A. Keller ML105246 |
Pyrrhuloxia © Bob McGuire ML188222 |
Varied Bunting © Ryan O’Donnell ML247329621 |
The following sound effects .mp3 files used in the game were obtained from Zapsplat
zapsplat_animals_bear_growl_001 zapsplat_PM_TS_Camera_Film_35mm_SLR_CANON_A1_MKH8040_156_Aperture zapsplat_water_ocean_waves_rocks_light_003 zapsplat_foley_drink_can_empty_hit_bash_rim_001_50571 zapsplat_industrial_fog_horn_18142 zapsplat_water_splash_small_stick_lake_10994 zapsplat_industrial_hammer_nail_into_wooden_decking_12831 zapsplat_foley_rope_old_stress_creak_sweatener_005_60924 |
zapsplat_nature_thunder_distant_rumble_light_rain_wind_001_17508 |
zapsplat_animals_bird_small_fly_past_wings_flap |
zapsplat_household_door_between_garage_and_house_open_001_53160 |
zapsplat_nature_river_wide_fast_5m_distance_30524 |
zapsplat_technology_camera_dslr_take_picture_shutter_close_open_001_42618 |
zapsplat_multimedia_button_click_fast_plastic_49161 |
zapsplat_foley_rope_throw_down_on_wood_001_20386 |
zapsplat_foley_bag_backpack_small_full_handling_005_42455 |
zapsplat_technology_computer_mouse_click_apple_001_47277 |
zapsplat_nature_canal_water_lap_wind_palm_trees_birds |
zapsplat_foley_footstep_single_female_walking_leather_shoe_on_wood_011_50948 |
zapsplat_industrial_shovel_metal_dig_movements_dirt_large_stones_002_39705 |
zapsplat_foley_footstep_single_shoe_on_stony_gravel_path_001_41328 |
zapsplat_foley_soil_dry_shovel_load_throw_tip_ground_001_13527 |
zapsplat_foley_paper_magazine_crumple_48363 |
household_small_photo_album_page_turn |
technology_stylus_pen_tap_on_phone_or_tablet_screen |
foley_cable_whoosh_air_001 |
office_chair_leg_wheel_spin_air |
animal_insect_fly_buzz_around_close_up_001 |
sound_ex_machina_auto_repair_shop_atmosphere_metal_tool_clunks_and_hits |
smartsound_ANIMAL_BIRD_Wing_Flap_Leather_Hectic |
smartsound_ANIMAL_BIRD_Wing_Flap_Leather_Strong |
smartsound_TRANSPORTATION_PLANE_Glider_Interior_Fly_01 |
audio_hero_ForestEurope_DIGIC14-14 |
Blastwave_FX_RattlesnakeShakeTail_BWU.58 |
Blastwave_FX_CashRegister_S08IN.92 |
Note: Some of the above photo, sound/audio & video files may not have made it into the final released version of the game, and/or some may appear in later updates of the game.
Legal Disclaimers – Please Read:
You are playing this game at your own risk and Thought Generation Society does not accept any responsibility for any health issues or injuries encountered as a result of the game, including epilepsy. We do not recommend playing this game while driving, walking or doing any other activity outdoors or any hazardous activity of any kind, as we believe people must focus on one thing at a time, especially when that one thing may involve danger of any kind or risk of injury. Parents & legal guardians must accept all responsibility for their children playing this game. This game is an educational simulation of birdwatching (i.e. birding) and conservation. Actual birdwatching and conservation in the field/wild/nature should be done with adequate hands-on training by experienced adults and conducted with them, as there are of course dangerous situations that could arise.
This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any living or deceased person(s) or event is coincidental and Thought Generation Society does not accept responsibility for such. No birds or other animals were harmed during the production of this game.
Thought Generation Society is a Canadian incorporated non-profit organization producing this free-to-download educational game for the good of the planet and as such does not have any legal nor financial liability so making financial claims against us or filing legal cases will be pointless. Please put your efforts into fighting those individuals & companies that are damaging our world while they seek profit.
Copyright & Trademark:
Find the Birds and related spin-off projects are the legal property of Thought Generation Society and any use and copying of the concept & images without signed written permission and possibly payment to Thought Generation Society is strictly forbidden by the various laws in Canada, the United States, and worldwide. Find the Birds is an original project, protected by trademark & copyright:
Registration #s: 1939086 & 1975364
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