Birds at the dock

A microphone at Tennessee River Mile 559.5 listens to the lake 24/7 and identifies what it hears with BirdNET. 8 days on file so far.

Daily reports

Saturday · May 30, 2026

14 species at the dock

Northern Cardinal most active with 28 calls. Tree Swallow traveled farthest, a 3,700 mi round trip.

Friday · May 29, 2026

15 species at the dock

Tree Swallow most active with 104 calls. Great Crested Flycatcher traveled farthest, a 5,000 mi round trip.

Thursday · May 28, 2026

12 species at the dock

Summer Tanager most active with 76 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

Wednesday · May 27, 2026

18 species at the dock

Summer Tanager most active with 42 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

Tuesday · May 26, 2026

13 species at the dock

Summer Tanager most active with 81 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

Monday · May 25, 2026

10 species at the dock

Northern Cardinal most active with 57 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

Sunday · May 24, 2026

11 species at the dock

Summer Tanager most active with 91 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

Saturday · May 23, 2026

13 species at the dock

Red-bellied Woodpecker most active with 35 calls. Barn Swallow traveled farthest, a 9,700 mi round trip.

How this works

Audio runs through BirdNET, an open-source neural network from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that identifies bird species by sound. Detections at high confidence are tallied per day. Each card links to that day's full species list and hourly chart.