During a 24-hour period, I was visited by a Carolina Wren, Eastern Towhee, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and a Red-shouldered Hawk. How do I know this? The 4” x 6” Haikubox I had placed in the yard features a small microphone, recording the tweets and chirps of birds visiting my immediate area.
The Setup
A few hours after I had set up the Haikubox by placing it under an awning and plugging it into an electrical outlet, it began to report species it thinks it heard via its web-based interface and the Haikubox app. Included with recorded local birdcalls was a color image of the bird associated with each birdcall. I also got to see which bird was the most frequent visitor and the live option clues me in to current visitors. On one day, the live option reported that a Downy Woodpecker had been detected in my area “10 minutes ago.” Haikubox also informed me that Blue Jays were currently the most frequent visitor to my surroundings.
The default screen reveals birdcalls picked up during the last two hours but one can easily adjust the duration time to six hours, 12 hours, or 24 hours. The app features an alert option I can turn on if I want to receive push notifications whenever a particular species has stopped by so I can enjoy a live view. How cool is that?
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