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Blockers
- http://birdnet.local/avian/ now serves the collage (added avian/index.html
  redirect to frontend/; previously the symlink target had no top-level
  index, so users saw a directory listing of api/ assets/ forwarding/
  frontend/ scripts/).
- Gemini model bumped from gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (deprecated
  2026-01-15) to the stable gemini-2.5-flash-image. Pregen was non-
  functional out of the box.
- avian-mqtt.service: dropped %h (which expands to /root for system-mode
  units regardless of User=). Use WorkingDirectory=~ which DOES respect
  User=, plus a relative ExecStart.
- birdnet-api.php case 'lifelist' now aliases COUNT(*) AS n (was 'total'),
  matching what apt.js reads for atlas card counts. Atlas previously
  always displayed 0.

Bugs
- Retry-After parsing handles HTTP-date format without crashing.
- apt.js no longer fetches firstseen/timeseries (declared in state but
  never consumed). Two wasted round-trips per page load removed.
- update_birdnet.sh defaults branch=avian-visitors so the (opt-in)
  Sunday auto-update cron doesn't reset HEAD to upstream main and
  delete the avian/ overlay.
- recording.php: removed dead $BIRDS_JSON_CANDIDATES.

Polish
- Pregen --sleep default raised 4→6s (more headroom under free-tier RPM).
- en-dash in README BOM (~$35–80) replaced with hyphen for style match.
- Slop sweep across user-facing docs: no em-dashes, no en-dashes, no
  AI-slop word hits (robust/comprehensive/seamless/etc.).
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# AvianVisitors
*A live bird collage from your window.*
See it running at [bird.onethreenine.net](https://bird.onethreenine.net).
<img alt="avianvisitors collage" src="docs/thumb.png" />
---
## BOM
| Qty | Description | Price | Link |
|-----|-------------|-------|------|
| 1 | Raspberry Pi (4B / 5 / Zero 2W) | ~$35-80 | [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/) |
| 1 | Micro SD Card (≥32 GB) | ~$10 | [Amazon](https://a.co/d/08aiL8c) |
| 1 | USB lavalier microphone | $14.99 | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0176NRE1G) |
| 1 | Pi power supply | ~$10 | - |
Optional: a [Gemini API key](https://aistudio.google.com/apikey) to restyle illustrations, an [eBird API key](https://ebird.org/api/keygen) to filter species by region.
---
## 1. Flash the SD card
Use [Raspberry Pi Imager](https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/). Pick Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit). In the customisation dialog set:
- Username
- WiFi SSID + password
- Hostname: `birdnet`
- Enable SSH with password auth
Plug the USB mic into the Pi. Place the capsule in a window or mount it outside. Boot.
---
## 2. Run the installer
```bash
ssh <your-username>@birdnet.local
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Twarner491/AvianVisitors/avian-visitors/newinstaller.sh | bash
```
Clones this fork, installs BirdNET-Pi, symlinks the AvianVisitors overlay into the Caddy web root. Takes 20-40 minutes. Reboots when done.
Collage: `http://birdnet.local/avian/`. Stock BirdNET-Pi UI: `http://birdnet.local/`.
---
## 3. (Optional) Restyle the illustrations
The repo ships with 450 bundled illustrations. To restyle or add region-specific species:
```bash
export GEMINI_API_KEY='your-key'
# Re-render every species in BirdNET-Pi's model:
python3 ~/BirdNET-Pi/avian/scripts/pregen.py --labels ~/BirdNET-Pi/model/labels.txt --force
# Or filter to species observed in your eBird region:
export EBIRD_API_KEY='your-key'
python3 ~/BirdNET-Pi/avian/scripts/pregen.py \
--labels ~/BirdNET-Pi/model/labels.txt \
--ebird-region US-CA
```
Style lives in [`avian/scripts/prompt.template.md`](avian/scripts/prompt.template.md). Edit, re-run with `--force`.
---
## 4. (Optional) Forward off your LAN
See [`avian/forwarding/`](avian/forwarding/) for three independent recipes:
- **Cloudflare Tunnel** for a public HTTPS URL.
- **Home Assistant REST sensor** that exposes the latest detection.
- **MQTT bridge** that publishes every new detection.
---
## Repo layout
```
avian/ # everything we add to BirdNET-Pi
├── frontend/ # static HTML/JS/CSS for the collage
├── assets/ # 450 bundled illustrations + cutouts + masks
├── api/ # PHP shims served by BirdNET-Pi's PHP-FPM
├── scripts/ # pregen.py + editable prompt template
└── forwarding/ # optional HA / MQTT / Cloudflare configs
```
Everything outside `avian/` is upstream BirdNET-Pi.
---
## License
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, inherited from [BirdNET-Pi](https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi/blob/main/LICENSE). Non-commercial use only. See the [BirdNET-Pi README](https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi/blob/main/README.md) for full Cornell attribution.
---
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