Date: 7/24/26 8:36 am From: Jane Fitzgerald <000007a59c5c7fe6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Bird weather puc question
Thanks, Bob, and the others that replied. This has been very helpful. think
I’m going to try the puc. I can plug it in on our covered patio. We live on
some acreage in southern Stone Co., and after 15 years, I’m seeing some
changes in the bird community around the yard. I’m not sure if it’s just
because the habitat has grown up and changed over time or I’m actually
witnessing the reported declines of some species over time, but this will
help me keep better track of what’s around going forward.
Happy birding!
Jane
On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM bob ortmeyer <bob.ortmeyer...> wrote:
>
> Jane,
>
> I got one for Father's Day this year and was initially not that
> impressed. I put batteries in and the device would only stay online for
> about 20 minutes. I could turn it back on (it wasn't draining the
> batteries) but it would again go offline pretty quickly. I bought a solar
> panel (with a built in battery) to connect it to continuous power and I
> have had no problems at all since then! I also had to adjust the level of
> certainty from the default setting of about 30% to 90% to weed out all of
> the noise and most of the mis-identifications. Now that it stays powered
> and doesn't identify every sound it hears as a bird, I use it every day to
> keep a good idea of what is in my yard. I am looking forward to migration
> to see what new birds it starts picking up. I believe it uses a different
> database than the Merlin app uses but it seems to be pretty good. It is
> now permanently mounted on the outside of the house facing the back yard.
>
> Bob Ortmeyer
> St. Louis
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Jane Fitzgerald" <000007a59c5c7fe6-dmarc-request...>
> To <MOBIRDS-L...>
> Date 7/23/2026 5:47:29 AM
> Subject Bird weather puc question
>
> Hi all,
>
> The bird weather puc (see birdweather.com) is an automous listening
> device that can be set up outside the home to monitor bird and bat calls
> 24/7. It is linked to BirdNET, for identification and data-sharing
> worldwide. I’m thinking of getting one but wondering if any of you have
> experience with the device and can tell me what you think of it?
>
> Jane
>
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