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 large brown box.
This 22-inch wide dish-shaped microphone blew me away the first time I used it. In the past seven months I’ve used it nearly every weekend and uploaded nearly 100 recordings to eBird.
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After testing Bird Buddy’s new Pro camera in my original smart feeder housing, the improvements are clear: better focus, natural colors in harsh sunlight, and fun slow-motion moments. Plus, how the original plastic housing weathered two years of outdoor use.
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Gear Reviews, Guides, Recording
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 compared to my shotgun microphone setup.
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App Reviews, Gear Reviews, Reviews, Science
California-based Scribe Labs designed the BirdWeather PUC (Portable Universe Codec). A portable nature recorder designed to accompany you when birdwatching. The PUC continuously records during your trip and when you return home it automatically uploads and detects the birds it heard.
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After the crowdfunded launch of the Bird Buddy a few years ago, many similar products have popped up to compete. Netvue’s Birdfy Bamboo smart bird feeder is the first product I’ve found that feels premium and without design compromises.
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Discover the Haikubox, an AI-powered bird ID station by Loggerhead Instruments. In this comprehensive review we’ll explore its build quality, installation process, app features, bird detections, and more. Enhance your birdwatching experience with this reliable and user-friendly device.
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Gear Reviews, Reviews, Science
Bird identification through bioacoustic monitoring is an exciting field with numerous technological advancements. In this comparison showdown, we’ll be taking a closer look at three popular bioacoustic bird identification stations: BirdNET-Pi, Haikubox, and Birdweather’s PUC.
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