Jeff Mann

This website is handwritten by Jeff Mann since 2013.

Latest Posts

My brother reunited a Canada Goose family and escorted them to the Silver Lake Reservoir
My brother reunited a Canada Goose family and escorted them to the Silver Lake Reservoir
July 2, 2026
NewsPersonal

My brother and his neighbors reunited a Canada Goose family and led them to safety away from the nearby traffic.

I migrated my 13-year WordPress blog to Payload CMS
I migrated my 13-year WordPress blog to Payload CMS
June 27, 2026
News

I redesigned the becausebirds.com homepage and moved everything from WordPress to Payload CMS with a NextJS frontend.

QUIZ: What kind of bird are you?
QUIZ: What kind of bird are you?
June 27, 2026
Quiz

There are many kinds of birds in the world, which one are you? Take this personality quiz to find out.

🐦Jeff's Birding Stats

478Species Observed
708Complete Checklists
350Photographed Species
180Recorded Species

Projects

Project: Track backyard birds on a digital counter

Project: Track backyard birds on a digital counter

February 13, 2023

I've been going deep down the BirdNET-Pi rabbit hole over the last month. A BirdNET-Pi setup uses a Raspberry Pi computer and microphone to listen,…

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Fun Raspberry Pi project: Identify backyard birds 24/7

Fun Raspberry Pi project: Identify backyard birds 24/7

December 28, 2022

This year, I learned about a project called BirdNET-Pi which, when installed, turns your Raspberry Pi into a 24/7 monitoring station. This station…

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Plausible Analytics iOS widget for top pages using Scriptable

Plausible Analytics iOS widget for top pages using Scriptable

October 7, 2022

Scriptable is a nifty iOS app which lets you use scripts to create iOS widgets to feature on your home screen. Inspired by the Scriptable iOS widget…

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