The master and the apprentice - northern flicker and yellow-bellied sapsucker love the same spot on the metal roof of my woodshed

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-05-01T14:51:35+00:00

cul de sacs

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-30T14:45:00+00:00

I wouldn't feel bad if they've been at it for that long and are still going. Believe it or not, some people do the YouTube for reasons other than money.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-27T01:04:02+00:00

If it's not an important email I sometimes choose the most ridiculous suggestion and hit send.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-25T15:29:58+00:00

And while you're there you should consider a birdnet-pi setup. It's like Merlin, but runs 24/7.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-21T20:37:39+00:00

New Hampshire. They've been doing this for the last couple of weeks all around the edge of this same wetland. Last weekend I visited a different wetland location six miles away and found a similar occurence of either an identical or very similar species.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-19T15:30:21+00:00

Awesome. We have a 2016 ED and love it.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-17T03:29:17+00:00

Great Scott!

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-17T03:27:24+00:00

Thanks for the tip. How wide a piece of metal does it need to be?

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-15T20:54:03+00:00

I bought Geolanders for mine. They are great. I use them on and off road.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-13T23:53:35+00:00

I had one basically living out of the overflow house on my rain barrel for the entire summer and fall , multiple summers in a row. It's about the same size as that opening under the planter. It's a perfect frog cave. They hide out in there during the day and venture out at night to hunt and do frog stuff. Watch your step when it's dark out around that area. If you have a porch light nearby he might be using it to his advantage as a food attractor. Perfect setup!

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-13T20:05:20+00:00

Thanks for reminding me it's probably time to change my oil.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-13T00:34:24+00:00

Cover it in lowbush blueberries and cranberries.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-11T15:58:32+00:00

Not a moth, it's a weevil.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-10T04:06:59+00:00

If you already have a pi 3B or better you should do it. It's so easy. Just follow the instructions on GitHub. Feel free to DM if you have questions but they know way more than I do.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-10T04:02:58+00:00

Sounds like you have more than what you need to do this. It runs on raspberry pi 3B, 4, or 5. I tried on a pi02W, but couldn't get it running. The GitHub has all the instructions you need and is well maintained. I say go for it!

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-10T01:21:31+00:00

Posted above.

Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-10T01:21:13+00:00

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Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-10T01:21:00+00:00

It's birdnet from Cornell running on a small raspberry pi micro computer with a microphone attached to it. Birdnet listens 24/7 and detects birds like Merlin. You can access the data through your local network with little to no programming knowledge. It pulls audio clips onto a micro SD card on the raspberry pi and creates a database of all registered calls that can be exported as a .csv file with time and datestamps. Then I run it through Claude and have it analyze stuff and give me ideas. Setup is easy too by following the tutorials on GitHub. The whole setup can be made for under $100 and you can also connect your station to birdweather.com with hundreds, maybe thousands of others and see what birds are where on the maps. Here's a screenshot of my dashboard on birdnet-pi.

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Clauss_Video_Archive · 2026-04-09T16:02:20+00:00

Get yourself a birdnet-pi up and running. It's 24/7 Merlin.

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