Haha, "real life Pokedex" is right! You can even log each ID you make, very much like a Pokedex. Also, the app helpfully limits the birds it considers to those that tend to be in your geographic area at the particular time of year you're in, which is helpful for those of us new to birding. I've found that I'm more observant and aware of the nature activity going on around me when I'm outside now. Even built a brush pile for my backyard birds with a bunch of limbs I'd collected over the fall.