Definitely. What a treat they are to have around too, even if their sounds sometimes make me sad for them because they're mimicking cars and chainsaws.
You can hear them calling clear across valleys, and the only reason you know they a lyrebird is because they cycle through mimicking different sounds like an album on random playback.
Looks like a mockingbird. (Definitely could be wrong though!) They are known to mob potential threats to get them away from their babies. Unfortunately, looks like mommy and daddy mocking bird view you and your dogs as predators. The good news is that the babies should fledge with a few weeks and you will be free of their wrath.
Thank you. Coming up on about a month now. They will actually dive bomb me, slamming into my back repeatedly. I have two pitties and they're terrified.
I've never seen such aggressive birds before and look like a mad man maneuvering through my neighborhood lately
If it feels any better, it’s because they’re scared to death you and your sweet pitties will eat their babies. After all, a high percentage of fledglings die in the wild every year, and they’ve invested a lot of energy into getting their babies this far. Yes they’re stupid, but think what you’d do if a bear attacked your dogs.
I installed BirdNet-PI on an unused Pi 4 that I had last month. It’s so cool, and I’m surprised to see some of the birds that it captures.
I really need to get a better mic placement, though. I’ve got my Pi set up behind my kitchen window (inside) and the mic (a small lavaliere mike) taped behind the mesh screen.
It’s not capturing nearly as much as I’d like, say, if it were in my backyard.
I will say, though, that detection on BirdNet-Pi takes some time. When you compare it to something like the Merlin app with Sound ID, which has instant detection in real-time, it’s a different beast.
For those of us without the skill or kit (me!), Cornell Labs Merlin Bird ID can do the live identification part in quite a pleasing manner on an Android phone. However, the logging and kit that is practical to leave running for 24 hours is probably beyond it.
To OP, I’d have thought better mikes would allow identification of quieter calls, and be better at avoiding misidentifying non-bird noise, so might still have value.
To OP, I’d have thought better mikes would allow identification of quieter calls, and be better at avoiding misidentifying non-bird noise, so might still have value.
I’ll get back to you when I’ve got enough data to compare a cheap mic with a good mic
Just a re-purposed desktop USB mic at the moment. But I’ve been told that it works fine with the cheapest crappiest USB mics you can find, so I’ve ordered a couple of those, and will take the desktop mic back inside once I’ve got them setup
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