Overview

BirdNET-Pi uses a USB microphone connected to a Raspberry Pi to record and identify bird calls.
The system runs 24/7 and can upload data in real time to https://app.birdweather.com
Data can also be downloaded via an API so that you can do some additional data processing using Node-RED.

Noisy Minors and Small Birds

Noisy Minors are native honey eaters.
They have done very well in urban areas because of the abundance of eucalyptus trees and mown lawns.
Noisy Minors are also territorial and work cooperatively to drive our smaller birds.
In many parks small birds are locally extinct and only survive close to waterways.

Small birds need protection from thick scrubby vegetation so they can build nests and also hide from larger birds.
Examples of small birds include:
- White-browed Scrubwrens
- Brown Thornbills
- Spotted Pardalotes
- Willy Wagtails
- Yellow Robins
- Golden Whistlers
- Eastern Spinebills
- Grey Fantails
Government agencies, conservation groups and schools are working together to plant more shrubs and bushy vegetation to encourage small birds to come back to our local parks.

There is also a documentary you can watch on ABC iView called The Secret Lives of our Urban Birds. Start at the 41 minute mark to see the section on Noisy Minors.