For years, Pierre Deviche spent weekends in the deserts and
forests of Arizona recording bird calls, but after awhile he
wondered why all the effort. ‘’It became like a stamp
collection, and I started to question what I was doing with all
these recordings," he said. Arizona State University’s Charles
Kazilek had the answer — compile a database on birds of Arizona.
Kazilek runs the AskABiologist Web site at ASU. The site is
designed to answer the biology questions of students from
kindergarten through 12th grade. The section on Southwestern
birds is the site’s latest edition and is a collaborative effort
with the National Audubon Society, ASU and countless birders
throughout the state contributing. Inside the virtual-aviary is
a collection of about 180 birds. With a mouse-click, anyone
interested in learning more on Southwestern birds can see a
picture of the bird, a map of its migration patterns and a
sonogram of its song. Another mouse-click accesses an MP3
recording of the bird’s song. The bird section is s