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Because Birds is a birding website ran by Jeff Mann since 2013.
Browse through my posts about birding, birdsong recording, photography, technology, travel, and more.
100 Bird Songs & Counting: My First 7 Months with a Parabolic Mic
November 25, 2024 — by Jeff Mann
Earlier this year, I dove into the world of recording with parabolas when a Pro Mono Parabolic microphone from Wildtronics landed on my porch in a…
Louder, closer, clearer: Recording birds with a parabolic microphone
April 29, 2024 — by Jeff Mann
My first parabolic microphone recently arrived in the mail. I took it for a spin the past few weekends to see how it felt to use and how it sounded…
REVIEW: BirdWeather PUC - A data-rich continuous portable bird detector
March 11, 2024 — by Jeff Mann
Birdwatchers love lists. Most birders I know actively use eBird to track the "life list" of birds they've seen. Tools to identify birds by sound like…
Bird auto-ID showdown: comparing bioacoustic monitoring stations
May 12, 2023 — by Jeff Mann
Bird identification through bioacoustic monitoring is an exciting field with numerous technological advancements. In this comparison showdown, we'll…
REVIEW: New smart bird feeder with a camera and sleek app | Bird Buddy
December 6, 2022 — by Jeff Mann
Bird enthusiasts from all over came together and crowdfunded a new bird feeder with a camera inside called Bird Buddy . It had an extremely…
Birding with the Canon R6
August 1, 2021
Binocular Harness Review: Nice but Not Necessary
January 28, 2014 — by Jeff Mann
My desire for a binocular harness really just stemmed from the fact that I thought they looked cool on other people. I asked fellow birders what…
iPhone 7/8/X and Samsung Galaxy Binocular Adapter Case for Digiscoping
January 22, 2014
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