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| ====== Birdfeeder Application ====== | ====== Birdfeeder Application ====== | ||
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| + | {{https://vizycam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/birdfeeder720h.mp4||loop,autoplay}} | ||
| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
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| + | * **North American species**: American Bushtit, American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Brown Creeper, Brown-headed Cowbird, California Scrub Jay, California Towhee, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Common Grackle, Common Pigeon, Common Raven, Common Starling, Curve-billed Thrasher, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Eurasian Collared Dove, House Finch, Inca Dove, Indigo Bunting, Lesser Goldfinch, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Painted Bunting, Pileated Woodpecker, Pine Siskin, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Steller's Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Western Meadowlark, White-breasted Nuthatch, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and White-winged Dove. | ||
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| + | * **European species**: Abyssian Roller, Black Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Common Blackbird, Common Cuckoo, Common Firecrest, Common Raven, Common Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Eurasian Blackcap, Eurasian Collard Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Turtle Dove, Eurasian Wren, European Goldfinch, European Green Woodpecker, European Greenfinch, European Robin, European Roller, European Starling, Goldcrest, Golden Oriole, Great Tit, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Hawfinch, House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Marsh Tit, Song Thrush, Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Tree Sparrow, White Wagtail, and Willow Tit | ||
| ===== Getting started ===== | ===== Getting started ===== | ||
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| Clicking on **Settings** will bring up the Settings dialog. | Clicking on **Settings** will bring up the Settings dialog. | ||
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| * **Species of interest**: Check the checkbox of species that you're interested in and clear the checkbox of species that you're not interested in. The species of interest will be logged in the media queue, including non-birds (squirrels, raccoons, etc.) if you wish. | * **Species of interest**: Check the checkbox of species that you're interested in and clear the checkbox of species that you're not interested in. The species of interest will be logged in the media queue, including non-birds (squirrels, raccoons, etc.) if you wish. | ||
| * **Pest species**: Check the checkbox of species that you wish to be defended against. Non-birds (squirrels, raccoons, etc.) are considered pest species by default, but you can add other species here if you wish. Note, a given species can be both a species of interest //and// a pest species. | * **Pest species**: Check the checkbox of species that you wish to be defended against. Non-birds (squirrels, raccoons, etc.) are considered pest species by default, but you can add other species here if you wish. Note, a given species can be both a species of interest //and// a pest species. | ||
| + | * **Trigger species**: Check the checkbox of the species that you want to trigger events -- in particular, texting a picture of the detected species -- and clear the checkbox of the species that you don't want to trigger events. See the section on [[#Texting|Texting]] and [[#Customized handlers|Customized handlers]]. | ||
| * **Detection sensitivity**: Increasing the sensitivity will result in more detections, but possibly more false positive detections. Decreasing the sensitivity will result in fewer detections, but possibly more false negative detections. | * **Detection sensitivity**: Increasing the sensitivity will result in more detections, but possibly more false positive detections. Decreasing the sensitivity will result in fewer detections, but possibly more false negative detections. | ||
| * **Defense duration**: this control adjusts how long you want to "defend" your birdfeeder each time Vizy detects an unwanted visitor. It controls how long the squirt lasts, for example. See the section on [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Defense|Defense]] below. | * **Defense duration**: this control adjusts how long you want to "defend" your birdfeeder each time Vizy detects an unwanted visitor. It controls how long the squirt lasts, for example. See the section on [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Defense|Defense]] below. | ||
| * **Record defense**: Setting this will post the videos of Vizy defending your birdfeeder from unwanted visitors -- you know, so you can make sure that the birdseed you've so generously provided makes it to the intended recipients. | * **Record defense**: Setting this will post the videos of Vizy defending your birdfeeder from unwanted visitors -- you know, so you can make sure that the birdseed you've so generously provided makes it to the intended recipients. | ||
| * **Upload to Google Photos**: Check this if you want the media items in the media queue to be uploaded to Google Photos. Google services need to be configured, however. See the section on [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Configuring Google services|Configuring Google services]]. | * **Upload to Google Photos**: Check this if you want the media items in the media queue to be uploaded to Google Photos. Google services need to be configured, however. See the section on [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Configuring Google services|Configuring Google services]]. | ||
| + | * **Share photos to help improve accuracy**: you can share the Birdfeeder's Google Photos photo album with us (the Vizy team) so we can use the pictures to improve the accuracy of the Birdfeeder's detection and classification networks. We bootstrapped the Birdfeeder's networks with pictures from iNaturalist, but most of these pictures are not in birdfeeder contexts. By collecting Vizy's detections in the field we can use them (mostly the misclassifications) to help improve the Birdfeeder App's accuracy. | ||
| * **Text new species**: Vizy will keep track of all species it's seen and text you pictures of new species that visit your birdfeeder. See [[wiki:texting|texting]]. | * **Text new species**: Vizy will keep track of all species it's seen and text you pictures of new species that visit your birdfeeder. See [[wiki:texting|texting]]. | ||
| + | * **Smooth video**: Enabling smooth video will make the streaming video smoother, but increase the time it takes to detect and classify birds (latency). | ||
| ==== Configuring Google services ==== | ==== Configuring Google services ==== | ||
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| ==== Texting ==== | ==== Texting ==== | ||
| - | Vizy's texting service allows Vizy to send you updates (typically to your phone). For example, Vizy can text pictures of new bird species that visit your birdfeeder (see [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Settings dialog|settings]] and the picture below, from the Telegram smartphone app). | + | Vizy's texting service allows Vizy to send you updates (typically to your phone). See [[wiki:texting|texting]] to learn how to configure the texting service. For example, Vizy can text pictures of new bird species that visit your birdfeeder (see [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Settings dialog|settings]] and the picture below, from the Telegram smartphone app). |
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