The day prior to the huge blizzard last week I finished up my work building BirdNET-Pi birdsong listening stations for three nature centers located in northeast Minnesota’s Boreal forest wilderness. All three stations are now live and listening, and you may check out and listen to the birds each station heard over the past 24 hours (or pick your own preferred time period). Each nature center is located within microphone listening distance of unique Boreal forest, lake and pond habitat

Select any one of these links to hear what birds are singing: (using a desktop or laptop computer for listening works MUCH better than a mobile device … learn more from a prior post of mine which also links the other listening stations)

• Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center (a bit north of Duluth)
• Chik-Wauk Nature Center (end of the Gunflint Trail)
• Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center (on Owl Avenue on Sax-Zim Bog)
• No account is required to listen

I look forward to a continuing relationship as a volunteer for each of these organizations. As the snows melt this spring these stations, including some other stations located right on the North Shore of Lake Superior will provide a unique perspective of the northward bird migration status. I donated my time, knowledge and the entire cost of these Raspberry Pi Computers.

Some of this year’s research includes:

• Bird Song academic curriculum development for children & teachers
• Nesting sounds of the Common Loon parents and chicks
• Identification of Connecticut Warbler habitat
• ReUse or Not of Great Gray Owl Territory

This work also involves off the grid listening stations.

Locations of the online birdsong listening stations I have built and deployed. Learn more. (including the other listening links)

The graphic is from the other post. The birdsong listening stations are linked above, not below!