[FEAT] frame: --ebird-key enables the eBird fallback in BirdWeather mode (#14)

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Teddy Warner
2026-06-23 08:55:00 -07:00
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@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ Pick how the frame gets its birds:
Each one enables SPI + I2C, installs the deps and a systemd timer, writes `~/.birdframe/config.toml`, and reboots once to bring SPI up. Full options live in [`config.example.toml`](config.example.toml).
BirdWeather mode renders on the Pi from this repo's illustrations on GitHub, so there is no image set to copy over. ZIP codes with no station nearby fall back to the closest ones, and an optional `EBIRD_API_KEY` covers the most remote spots.
BirdWeather mode renders on the Pi from this repo's illustrations on GitHub, so there is no image set to copy over. ZIP codes with no station nearby fall back to the closest ones. If you are far from any BirdWeather station, add `--ebird-key <key>` (a free key from [ebird.org/api/keygen](https://ebird.org/api/keygen)) and the frame fills from eBird sightings instead.