Date: 3/24/26 1:21 pm From: Lisa Duke <lisa.l.duke...> Subject: [birders] Field Ornithology at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
Hello Birders!
I wanted to share an opportunity for further learning. This will be the
18th year for Field Ornithology at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary! There
are ways to join us in-person or online over Zoom. Please share!
*Field Ornithology Course registration is now OPEN!*
- Birding Basics and Birding Apps
- Raptors in Flight
- Sparrows
- Warblers and bird song
*Lectures*:* 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
*The second half of in-person lectures will consist of either a bird ID
presentation or an outdoor excursion on the Sanctuary grounds to practice
and develop identification skills using sight, sound, habitat and
behavioral clues.
*Field trips:* 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays, April 11 and May 2
*Course fees and registration:*
*Full Course (in-person lectures and field trips)* — Sanctuary members
$155, non-members $190. These prices reflect a $10 discount when you
register for the Full Course!
*Online lectures only *— Sanctuary members $30, non-members $45.
*In-person Saturday field trips only* — Sanctuary members $30, non-members
$45.
Register by Sunday, March 27, 2026 to secure your spot
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After several calls, Howell Nature Center could take the bird and the Humane Society sent someone out to capture it. It could walk pretty fast, so keeping track of a brown bird in an oak woods with brown leaves everywhere got tricky, but if it can be helped, it's in good hands now. Thanks everyone. Sent from my Galaxy
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Date: 3/19/26 12:36 pm From: Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> Subject: [birders] Fwd: Stain a new feeder or leave natural?
I just put together a new feeder, probably pine, though the striations look like oak. Use linseed oil? Tung oil? Beeswax? Leave it alone?
What do you think? Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions, Lisa
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Yes - call Alysha at the Raptor Rehab of SE Michigan. She’s in Lapeer and is an excellent rehabber! (616) 443-0120. I’ve worked with her for several years.
On Mar 19, 2026, at 12:38 PM, Rosemary Lemons <rmlemons...> wrote:
There's a red tailed hawk walking in my woods. I got pretty close and instead of flying away, it walked away. Is there someone I should call if he sticks around?
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Date: 3/19/26 11:06 am From: 'NAPBirds' via Birders <birders...> Subject: RE: [birders] injured red tailed hawk
Hello Rosie,
The Humane Society of Huron Valley has a wildlife rescue line, with staff who come out just for these types of situations.
They will collect it, and transfer the hawk to a rehabber that specializes in Raptors. The Bird Center of Michigan does not take raptors.
The HSHV wildlife rescue number is 734-661-3512.
Best,
Juliet
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There's a red tailed hawk walking in my woods. I got pretty close and instead of flying away, it walked away. Is there someone I should call if he sticks around?
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Date: 3/19/26 9:42 am From: ANDREW DETTLING <dendroica...> Subject: Re: [birders] injured red tailed hawk
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Date: 3/19/26 9:39 am From: Rosemary Lemons <rmlemons...> Subject: [birders] injured red tailed hawk
There's a red tailed hawk walking in my woods. I got pretty close and instead of flying away, it walked away. Is there someone I should call if he sticks around? -- Rosie Lemons <rmlemons...>
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With the mix of spring and winter weather, I am seeing a mix of my usual winter ground feeders, and the influx of Red-winged blackbirds and grackles. First female Blackbird yesterday. I am also still having a mixed flock of more than 20 mostly American Tree Sparrows, a few Juncos and this morning, a yard high count of three beautiful Fox sparrows and one Song sparrow.
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Date: 3/17/26 8:09 pm From: 'pookie2356' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Two beauties
Captured these 2 beautiful evening grosebeak this morning. Sent from my Galaxy
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Date: 3/17/26 7:38 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Mealworm feeder
Stan no longer makes them, but you can get them from Bird Haven , a truly great company with nice people. Starlings do squeeze themselves under the dowel occasionally, especially when they are desperate.. I used gaffers tape to limit the space.
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Date: 3/10/26 9:27 am From: 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Agreed. I use it in a similar fashion. My wife uses it to check on my ID skills. On Mar 10, 2026 11:10 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
Sorry, didn't mean to send that last message to the group. On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
Hi, Lisa, My wife died last May from a terrible illness that was very much like ALS. I took care of her at home for a year, then she had to go into a nursing home. I visited her twice a day, feeding her lunch and dinner.
I just started writing again and have three different projects in various states of completion. Not many pets now. Thanks so much for asking. -- Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> wrote:
I agree with your assessment, Bob, and I'm not half the birder you are! But I still love it. Are you still writing? Do you and your wife still have the menagerie of animals? Haven't "seen" you on Birders for a while, so thought I'd check. All the best,Lisa L-K On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
Thanks, Rich. I've been birding for decades and don't count a bird unless I see and/or hear it and ID it based on what my own senses are telling me. If Merlin alerts me to a bird I'm not hearing, often, if I keep walking, I will start hearing it on my own. Or I'll stand still and listen harder! It's a great tool when used like that. --Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM Rich Wolinski <rawolinski...> wrote:
Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not. Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such. On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it. This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried Merlin. The bird didn't register at all. I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should be. Maybe a little early. Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix? Thanks. --Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
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Date: 3/10/26 8:10 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Sorry, didn't mean to send that last message to the group.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...>
wrote:
> Hi, Lisa,
>
> My wife died last May from a terrible illness that was very much like ALS.
> I took care of her at home for a year, then she had to go into a nursing
> home. I visited her twice a day, feeding her lunch and dinner.
>
> I just started writing again and have three different projects in various
> states of completion. Not many pets now. Thanks so much for asking.
>
> --
> Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree with your assessment, Bob, and I'm not half the birder you are!
>> But I still love it.
>>
>> Are you still writing? Do you and your wife still have the menagerie of
>> animals? Haven't "seen" you on Birders for a while, so thought I'd check.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Lisa L-K
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Rich. I've been birding for decades and don't count a bird
>>> unless I see and/or hear it and ID it based on what my own senses are
>>> telling me.
>>>
>>> If Merlin alerts me to a bird I'm not hearing, often, if I keep walking,
>>> I will start hearing it on my own. Or I'll stand still and listen harder!
>>> It's a great tool when used like that.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM Rich Wolinski <rawolinski...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up
>>>> birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not.
>>>> Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count
>>>> it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of
>>>> Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked
>>>> Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was
>>>> 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a
>>>> Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>>>>
>>>> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three
>>>> weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried
>>>> Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place
>>>> birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should
>>>> be. Maybe a little early.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>>
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Date: 3/10/26 8:02 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Hi, Lisa,
My wife died last May from a terrible illness that was very much like ALS.
I took care of her at home for a year, then she had to go into a nursing
home. I visited her twice a day, feeding her lunch and dinner.
I just started writing again and have three different projects in various
states of completion. Not many pets now. Thanks so much for asking.
--
Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> wrote:
> I agree with your assessment, Bob, and I'm not half the birder you are!
> But I still love it.
>
> Are you still writing? Do you and your wife still have the menagerie of
> animals? Haven't "seen" you on Birders for a while, so thought I'd check.
>
> All the best,
> Lisa L-K
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Rich. I've been birding for decades and don't count a bird unless
>> I see and/or hear it and ID it based on what my own senses are telling me.
>>
>> If Merlin alerts me to a bird I'm not hearing, often, if I keep walking,
>> I will start hearing it on my own. Or I'll stand still and listen harder!
>> It's a great tool when used like that.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM Rich Wolinski <rawolinski...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up
>>> birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not.
>>> Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count
>>> it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such.
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of
>>> Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked
>>> Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was
>>> 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a
>>> Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>>>
>>> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three
>>> weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried
>>> Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place
>>> birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should
>>> be. Maybe a little early.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix?
>>> Thanks.
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Date: 3/10/26 7:39 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Thanks so much, June!
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On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:24 AM June Howard <jmhoward...> wrote:
> Recently Dr Grant Van Horn, one of the developers of Merlin, gave a talk
> for the Golden Gate Bird Alliance. I found it really interesting--he spoke
> about how the app works and the choices they make (for example, what to do
> with mimics)--great to learn about how much they appreciate the skilled ear
> birders they work with, their plans for the future, &&. He would certainly
> agree about it being a tool under development, to be used not alone but
> with other observations. --They do have a recording of the talk online in
> the 'speaker series' section of their site.
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <
> <birders...> wrote:
>
>> Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up
>> birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not.
>> Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count
>> it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such.
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>>
>> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of
>> Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked
>> Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was
>> 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a
>> Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>>
>> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three
>> weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried
>> Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>>
>> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place
>> birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should
>> be. Maybe a little early.
>>
>> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix?
>> Thanks.
>>
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Date: 3/10/26 7:39 am From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
I don't use Merlin often but even then it has missed many common birdsongs...
Susan
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> On Mar 10, 2026, at 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>
> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>
> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>
> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should be. Maybe a little early.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix? Thanks.
>
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Date: 3/10/26 7:24 am From: June Howard <jmhoward...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Recently Dr Grant Van Horn, one of the developers of Merlin, gave a talk
for the Golden Gate Bird Alliance. I found it really interesting--he spoke
about how the app works and the choices they make (for example, what to do
with mimics)--great to learn about how much they appreciate the skilled ear
birders they work with, their plans for the future, &&. He would certainly
agree about it being a tool under development, to be used not alone but
with other observations. --They do have a recording of the talk online in
the 'speaker series' section of their site.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <
<birders...> wrote:
> Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up
> birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not.
> Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count
> it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such.
>
> On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>
> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of
> Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked
> Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was
> 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a
> Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>
> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three
> weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried
> Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>
> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place
> birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should
> be. Maybe a little early.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix?
> Thanks.
>
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Date: 3/10/26 7:14 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Thanks, Rich. I've been birding for decades and don't count a bird unless I
see and/or hear it and ID it based on what my own senses are telling me.
If Merlin alerts me to a bird I'm not hearing, often, if I keep walking, I
will start hearing it on my own. Or I'll stand still and listen harder!
It's a great tool when used like that.
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On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM Rich Wolinski <rawolinski...>
wrote:
> Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up
> birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not.
> Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count
> it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such.
>
> On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>
> Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of
> Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked
> Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was
> 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a
> Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
>
> This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three
> weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried
> Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
>
> I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place
> birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should
> be. Maybe a little early.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix?
> Thanks.
>
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Date: 3/10/26 6:44 am From: 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Merlin Problems
Merlin has weaknesses. I've found a number of times it doesn't pick up birds close by and indicates are present though their habitat is not. Unless I can verify the bird s present with my own senses I don't count it. It's a tool under development and you would be wise to treat it as such. On Mar 10, 2026 8:52 AM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it. This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried Merlin. The bird didn't register at all. I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should be. Maybe a little early. Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix? Thanks. --Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
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Date: 3/10/26 5:52 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: [birders] Merlin Problems
Yesterday I was in Saranac, Ionia County, and ran into a small flock of Rusty Blackbirds along the river. They were singing, but when I checked Merlin to determine if I was missing any other birds in the area, it was 'deaf' to the Rusties, no matter how many times I tried. It found a Northern Cardinal and juncos. That was it.
This winter, I had a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my feeder for three weeks. It was 'meowing' loudly one morning, and just for fun I tried Merlin. The bird didn't register at all.
I'm wondering if Merlin has a bias against out-of-season / out-of-place birds... though the Rusties seem like they are here about when they should be. Maybe a little early.
Has anyone else had this problem with Merlin? If so, what's the fix? Thanks.
-- Bob Tarte, Lowell, Kent County
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From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2026 8:41:24 AM
To: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...>
Cc: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>; <Birders...> <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...><mailto:<fredkaluza...>> wrote:
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
________________________________
From: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...><mailto:<bmyckowiak911...>> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...><mailto:<Birders...> <birders...><mailto:<birders...>> Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 11:15 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
For my purposes I’d love to have an omnidirectional antenna with that performance but I’m betting the one they offer is highly directional and I’d have to know where to point it before I could expect to detect anything. Still…thanks for the lead and I’ll try to learn more.
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Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2026 8:41:24 AM
To: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...>
Cc: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>; <Birders...> <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...><mailto:<fredkaluza...>> wrote:
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
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From: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...><mailto:<bmyckowiak911...>> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...><mailto:<Birders...> <birders...><mailto:<birders...>> Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 8:32 am From: Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> Subject: Re: [birders] Towhee
Wow! Nice yard bird!!
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Date: 3/8/26 8:30 am From: Carol Furtado <carolfurtado2...> Subject: [birders] Towhee
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Date: 3/8/26 5:41 am From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company
that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these
tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> wrote:
> Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I
> like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and
> It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra
> capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its
> capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it
> would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example)
> at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
>
> You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line
> with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote
> sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but
> that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like
> Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure
> anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future
> becomes very “uncertain”.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
> *To:* <Birders...> <birders...>
> *Subject:* [birders] Bird weather PUC
>
> Hi all,
> I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and
> record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
>
> Thanks,
> Barb
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Date: 3/8/26 1:06 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
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From: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...> <birders...>
Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 12:12 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: [birders] From 128 kHz to 384 kHz — Bat Edition Launch (20% Off)
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From: Tim <tim...>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2026 10:55
Subject: From 128 kHz to 384 kHz — Bat Edition Launch (20% Off)
It’s already been a busy year for us — I can’t believe it’s only February. I had planned to get a newsletter out over the holidays, but instead I went pretty far down the rabbit hole on a new project — more on that below.
This started as a deliberate experiment over the holidays.
I wanted to see how far we could push the existing PUC microphones — could we glimpse the edge of the ultrasonic world without changing the hardware?
It turns out we could push much further than expected.
With some tuning and signal work, the standard PUCs were capturing surprisingly clean audio up to 128 kHz. And in that data, bats began to appear.
Despite living here in Moss Beach for nearly 25 years, I hadn’t realized how active bats were overhead each night. Once we began analyzing the recordings, we discovered multiple species — including open-air calls consistent with Mexican free-tailed bats and higher-frequency Myotis bats — and began building classifiers to distinguish between search, chase, and feeding buzz behavior.
But even at 128 kHz, we were only seeing part of the picture.
We’re excited to share that the BirdNET team has moved BirdNET 3.0 into preview, marking the next major expansion of the model.
This next-generation model represents a major expansion in global acoustic biodiversity detection. With over 11,500 labeled taxa — spanning terrestrial, nocturnal, and ultrasonic soundscapes — this marks one of the largest expansions in automated wildlife sound classification to date.
A Glimpse at the Diversity
* Giant Panda, Moose, Impala
* Northern Cricket Frog, House Cricket
* Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
* Vampire Bat
Once the model officially goes live (including human vocal detection), we’ll begin a careful, phased rollout across the BirdWeather network, ensuring performance, stability, and consistency before full deployment.
Charlotte Probst is a fourth year PhD student at the University of Michigan who is looking at the impacts of heat waves on bird activity. Learn more about what is involved and how you can participate :
We can’t thank you all enough for the support you’ve given our little project. Join us in collecting as many sounds, from as many species, in as many locations as we can, while we can.
Thank You!
-Tim, Sam, Vitalii and Yurii (your BirdWeather team)
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I just had a beautiful eastern Towhee in my yard. Beautiful orange, black, and white Carol Sent from my iPhone
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The Terra Station is an AI-powered listening and radio monitoring device
that streams nature sounds, identifies bird calls (including nocturnal
flight calls) using Cornell's BirdNET, and detects wildlife radio tags to
support conservation.
On Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
> Merlin works great. It has actually helped me with my birding by ear
> skills by confirming that what I think I hear is what it actually is.
> It’ll also make you realize that there is a bird nearby that you aren’t
> seeing and give you the opportunity to look for it.
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> On Mar 5, 2026, at 10:07 PM, ANDREW DETTLING <dendroica...>
> wrote:
>
> You can just use eBird’s Merlin app to do the same thing for free.
>
> Andy Dettling
>
>
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> On Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:20 PM, Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and
> record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
>
> Thanks,
> Barb
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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You can just use eBird’s Merlin app to do the same thing for free.
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On Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:20 PM, Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...> wrote:
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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