{"id":130,"date":"2024-08-19T04:10:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T04:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:34:42","slug":"sample-page-3-2-3-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=130","title":{"rendered":"Birding and Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">BirdNET \/ Pi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bird.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" style=\"width:101px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is a project <\/strong>that started in the spring of 2026. I have a raspberry pi that is cataloging all the birds it recognizes (and learns to recognize through machine learning). I then using the server structure in my home host a website ( this website is hosted entirely on my servers as well) that is outward facing so that I can see from anywhere the birds that are calling or chirping in the yard behind my house. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/iowabirdwatch.us\">Link to my Self-hosted site and data<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>24\/7 recording and automatic identification<\/strong> of bird songs, chirps, and peeps using BirdNET machine learning <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automatic extraction and cataloguing<\/strong> of bird clips from full-length recordings <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tools to visualize my recorded bird data<\/strong> and analyze trends <strong>Live audio stream and spectrogram<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is next for this project? I am building a power autonomous version to seek permission to place in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. This is to collect data on the bird life that migrates through the area. Did you know more birds migrate along the Mississippi area than any other area across North America? <br><br>I have the schematics and parts planned, I am waiting for stock to come back in. This includes a solar panel, a battery that has always on functionality, a way to connect the solar panel to the battery and then discharge appropriately to a raspberry pi, and an enclosure that protects it all from the elements. Theoretically, what I have planned should last 3 days without sun, but would turn back on automatically once it had power again. It would also include a LTE connection and sim card to transmit the data outwards, but I would have to install a hypervisor (proxmox) to host  a virtual bridge to the bird pi net to the LTE card to the tunnel to CloudFlare. I will plan on having this built before winter and test it in the yard for a few weeks, while I also seek permission for placement on public land. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cornell Lab eBird<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-112130.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" style=\"width:208px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-112130.png 321w, https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-112130-300x79.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been a wonderful addition to my life as a novice birder. I have spent the last year and a half adding many lists and observations. This summer I spent probably 3-4 days a week cataloging Ovenbirds that had taken up residence in a near by area. I also watched the 50+ Bald Eagles that were feeding on the only break in the ice on the Iowa River this last winter. I appreciate what this program and community of citizen scientists do to maintain and build on existing knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would suggest anyone sign up for an account (there is also an app) and start logging. There is a companion app called Merlin that can listen to calls near you and identify birds. This is extremely helpful when you are looking at flycatchers (IYKYK). <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\">Ebird<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merlinbirds.org\/\">Merlin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/profile\/NzE1OTY3Mg\">My Ebird <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:280px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=2\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=57\">Artifacts of Instruction<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=54\">Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=68\">My Future Math Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelnjohnsoniii.me\/?page_id=60\">Projects I Care About<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-oaknut-drop-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-invalid-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/inblackandwhite.photography\/\">Hobby: Black &amp; 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