poll: which bird is the most brat?
it’s like other online polls but its about birds so its not
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Thousands of Purple Martins form a daily ‘birdnado’ in Texas as they stage for 2024 fall migration
Every year after laying their eggs and fledging their chicks, thousands and thousands of Purple Martin birds concentrate into a mega flock. They begin roosting together nightly in the lush trees of a Petco parking lot in Round Rock, Texas.
Because birds are cool and thousands of birds are obviously more cool (bird math), Travis Audubon organizes yearly Purple Martin parties which bring viewers together to enjoy this bird spectacle
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From robins to falcons: Testing AI’s ability to render realistic birds in various positions
Recently, AI-powered tools have popped up in a variety of different mediums. AI image generation was the first to surge in popularity (DALL-E), along with AI chatbots like Chat-GPT.
As someone who loves birds and technology, let’s see how well, if at all, AI can create realistic images of popular bird species.
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Project: Track backyard birds on a digital counter
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, ID, and log birds it hears 24/7. I came up with an idea to automatically show this count on some kind of digital counter. With this project idea in mind, I did research to find suitable parts to build and program it.
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4 Reasons to Learn to Bird by Ear
Usually when I go birding, I’ll see half of the species and only hear the other half. Many birds are shy and only show themselves for fleeting glimpses or not at all. A lot of birds prefer to hide high up in the canopy making it difficult to get a good visual.
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Analyzing fun bird song spectrograms
Listening to bird songs and watching their spectrograms is a great way to become a better birder. I try to record new species at every … Read more
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Thousands of Purple Martins swarm and roost in Austin, Texas
We made a personal bird trip today from San Antonio to Austin, Texas to attend the first Purple Martin Party of the year. This event, held by Travis Audubon, takes place four Saturday evenings in early summer every year.
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