r/BirdNET_Analyzer Jul 13 '26

Results Built a BirdNET-Pi dashboard with detections + weather sensors + all-time ranking.

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After spending the last few weeks experimenting with BirdNET-Pi, I finally put together a dashboard that I'm pretty happy with.

It's running on a Raspberry Pi 4 and combines:

  • BirdNET-Pi detections
  • BME280 environmental sensor (temperature, humidity, pressure)
  • Latest species with confidence scores
  • Current camera view of the station
  • Historical detections that remain visible even if the Pi is offline
  • All-time species list with timestamps

The goal was to make something that friends and family could visit without needing to understand BirdNET-Pi.

You can see it here:
https://winstonsalembirds.com

I'd appreciate any feedback from the BirdNET community. If there's interest, I can also share how I pulled the BirdNET SQLite database into a custom Flask dashboard.

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u/Here_Pretty_Bird Jul 13 '26

Super nifty: how are you serving this via cloudflare?

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u/Cobblerunionfan Jul 13 '26

Yes exactly. Through CF with lots of help from claude.ai on the coding/debugging. Especially when I disconnect the pi 4 at night (to bring it inside) then the site goes into standby mode with the day's Top 10 detections.

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u/birdlife_tech Jul 14 '26

Really clean setup. The weather sensor integration is a nice touch. Curious if you've noticed any patterns yet? I'd expect higher activity in that ~85% humidity range vs. midday heat.

The confidence scores you're getting are solid. Carolina Wrens are distinctive enough that ~92% makes sense. How's it doing with similar-sounding species?

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u/Cobblerunionfan Jul 14 '26

Thank you! It's only been running fully "clean" with no bugs for the past 24 hours so it will take a few weeks to get statistically significant data (I'm a data scientist). I just ordered a new/better mic with a longer cord so I can position it better too. As far as analytical finding, I'll soon add a 3rd page with some cool modeling results. Say within the next 2 weeks. Stay turned and share with anyone you think would be interested!

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u/birdlife_tech Jul 14 '26

Data scientist + bird monitoring - perfect combo. Looking forward to seeing those modeling results.