BirdWeather

Introduction

https://www.birdweather.com/ and

https://www.birdweather.com/birdnetpi

See https://indianaaudubon.org/2025/03/17/can-these-devices-help-you-identify-more-birds-a-real-world-test/ (HaikuBox and Terra).

System around

https://becausebirds.com/fun-raspberry-pi-project-identify-backyard-birds-24-7/

Installatation

Uses RPi OS Lite 64 bit no Desktop (Aug 2025). The RPi Imager can be installed on Arch linux using snap. However, if prefer to download the file and install manually. . . The file format is img.xz, and can installed using

sudo su xzcat YOUR-IMG-.img.xz || dd of=/dev/sdb bs=512k

The directory of the USB key can found using eg lsblk commands or

ls -1 /dev > ~/before.txt

plug it in, then

ls -1 /dev > ~/after.txt diff ~/before.txt ~/after.txt

Install the BirdWeather using the manual.

Microphone

Make the mic water resistant by using eg balloons.