BirdNetPi Hardware List + Basic Instructions

birdnetpi_hardware.txt

Equipment for BirdNet
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SUMMARY: You’ll need a decent Raspberry Pi, a case, a microSD card, a decent USB mic, a longish USB cable 
and a decent power supply. It’ll run you about $150.

COMPUTER: RASPBERRY PI 4, 4GB ($55)
I’m using this, it works great. $55.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4296

CASE: ARGON NEO ($16)
I’m using this as well, a super solid case.
https://www.amazon.com/Argon-Raspberry-Heatsink-Supports-Accessible/dp/B07WMG27T7/

STORAGE: SAMSUNG 256GB ($18)
Probably enough to hold all the birdsong you’ll hear in your entire life.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B1GXM16

USB MIC: SAMSON GO MIC ($33)
Excellent quality. Still uses the weird “mini-USB” tho, not micro or USB-C.
https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Mic-Portable-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B001R76D42/

USB CABLE: AMAZON 6” ($8)
It’s a long cable.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11N5A

POWER SUPPLY: ARGON USB-C POWER ($13)
It’s a super reliable power supply, with a power switch, which is nice.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0919CQKQ8

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INSTRUCTIONS: 

The main BirdNetPi repo has excellent overview here:
https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi

And excellent, step-by-step instructions here:
https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi/wiki/Installation-Guide

In short: once the hardware is assembled, you’ll use an ”imager” app to write the operating system on the SD card. 
You’ll put the SD card in the Raspberry Pi and it will boot up. You’ll then connect to the device via SSH, 
run a single command, and the BirdNet software will be installed and the device will reboot.

After that, you’ll put the device somewhere where the mic can listen out the window. You’ll have a special 
local web page (http://birdnetpi.local/) on your network where you can check in. There’s various ways to configure 
that software, but it’s all web-based after that.