Birds on the Preserve

One of the goals of The Nature Institute is to provide habitat for many different species. We like to monitor the species that call TNI home from time to time and recently came across a way to passively monitor the bird species that are here year round and just during migration.

BirdWeather is a pioneering visualization platform that harnesses the BirdNET artificial neural network to monitor bird vocalizations globally through 2000 active audio stations (and growing). The platform acts as a comprehensive, evolving digital repository, accessible via a user-friendly map interface that showcases real-time data integration. Equipped with advanced bioacoustic technologies such as the BirdWeather PUC—featuring environmental sensors and a neural engine in a weatherproof enclosure—BirdWeather facilitates easy recording and automatic cloud processing of bird sounds, aiding conservation efforts and ecological studies. By analyzing bird population behaviors and changes, BirdWeather provides valuable insights into environmental shifts, engaging the public in global citizen science initiatives through its web dashboard and mobile app.

The Nature Institute has five PUCs set up around the preserve to listen to the sounds around. We have recorded 184 species over the year. 

Check out all the birds observed at TNI since we installed the Birdweather PUCs. You can learn more about each bird by clicking on the photo.

Indigo Buntings have been detected over 70,000 times over the past month.

Eastern Wood Peewees have been detected over 10,000 times over the past month.

Summer Tanagers have been detected over 6,000 times over the past month.

American Goldfinches have been detected over 4,000 times over the past month.

Blue Grosbeaks have been detected over 4,000 times over the past month.