The short version
A self-hosted wildlife sound analyzer for continuous local species identification.
From the HackerLinks archive
BirdNET-Go
A self-hosted wildlife sound analyzer for continuous local species identification.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-01
Last seen:2026-09-01
Times seen:1
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
A Home Assistant user reported a successful multi-camera GPU setup for birds and frogs.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-01
“I run BirdNET-Go as an app on my Home Assistant i7 M710q. I use the GPU-enabled BirdNET model and Perch V2, and it works swimmingly.”
inventor7777 · recommendation · first hand use
Direct HN comment
I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system
Also surfaced in this discussion
Merlin Bird ID
I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system
2026-09-01