BirdNet Systems Testing #2: a critical review from AI

I'm still troubled by my initial test results

And I haven't made any progress on further testing, 

so I decided to get a second opinion.

Linux Fan Running At Full Speed!

I must have had this problem 2 or 3 years

It started after a routine software update

And today I finally got around to investigating why.

BirdNet Systems Testing #1

I thought this would be easy

 Just run BirdNet-Pi alondside BirdNet-Go

Then choose which system to use in the future.

BirdNet-Pi: streaming the microphone

This is about audio streaming from my system's mic.

I wanted to use AI to do all the thinking & lead me through the config.

But it didn't turn out to be so simple.

Our leafcutter bees emerge from their cocoons

Actually the correct term is "eclose"

 

Either way, its an interesting time.

And we've tried to capture a few photos & record some basic data.

Moth Trap: my "Really Userful" guide

 Making a moth trap is a pretty easy project

 

I think I've illustrated this in a few old posts.

But recently someone asked about making the one I use, so here is a slightly better write up.

The Swifts are coming! ...hopefully

 Our BirdNet-Pi system has gone crazy!

 

Its suddenly reporting hundreds of Swift calls.

So what going on?

BirdNetPi: false positives & %conf level

 I don't like false positives 

...but I don't want to miss anything!

That's the dilemma when setting the BirdNetPi %confidence level.

Posting Photos from the Field

If you just take photos on a mobile phone ...no problem!

 

But what if you have a proper camera?

Here are a few tech notes from our 2nd holiday to Costa Rica

BirdNet-Pi: export audio recordings as video

Posting audio detection recordings for others can be tricky.

 

It seems that apps like Facebook don't support audio files.

So I was looking for an easy way around this issue.