Questions about Birdnet-Pi files, debugging and Apprise

[Astrobirder]

Hello,

I FINALLY got my birdnet-Pi up and running after having set it aside during fall and winter (real life intruded).

Config: Running a Pi 4, with 4GB.
Started with the BirdNET-Pi_v14.2 Image.
Did apt get update / upgrade on command line
Did a Tools->System Controls->Update (I probably should have just done a fresh Raspberry Pi OS install and the curl install of Birdnet, but I didn't).
Am using Frank's Solder your own Microphone Thanks Frank!
Using the Black UGREEN USB soundcard on an 2.5 meter USB extension and a very short (20cm) shielded audio cable for the mic.

However, I'm still not at a reliable setup. So, here are a few questions to help me figure out the issues.

1. I'm not getting a very reliable Wi-Fi connection, even though the Pi is now CLOSER to my router than when I tested on the bench. Not sure why. Also, I noticed that it did NOT reconnect to my router after the router was power-cycled. I'm trying a bash script and crontab entry to reconnect--is there a better way now?

2. On some power-ups, I don't appear to be getting audio. If I unplug and replug the Black UGREEN USB soundcard, it seems to come back. What /dev/ device should be showing up? I'm not seeing /dev/audio which I expected. Is there some other thing I should be looking for on command line to help debug?

3. How can I make sure it is selecting the correct audio device and that audio is actually getting to the recognition system?

4. I can't seem to hear the live audio on either iPhone in Safari or on Chrome on Win 10 (haven't tried under Ubuntu yet). Any ideas? The system IS getting detections and they are appropriate (i.e. it matches things I'm seeing), HOWEVER, when I playback the audio samples of detections, many times I cannot hear the bird that BIRDNET detected IN THE RECORDING, but I do know that bird was singing.

5. I can't seem to change the "playback speed" back to 1x nor can I click the gray PLAY button in the upper right corner on Chrome. Any ideas?

6. I DO have working apprise notifications via Discord to my personal server and those are GREAT! I would like to change the formatting to potentially use markdown instead, so that the species name stands out a bit more, and maybe I can put a blank line at the end so that I can have some whitespace between detections. Any pointers on where I can look to customize Apprise notifications, or potentially switch to another notification service to get slightly better looking notifications?

7. Is there anywhere that I can get an overview of the structure of Birdnet, as far as all the services, scripts, and other code, as far as it's purpose and how it all fits into the system? I'm reasonably conversant in Linux/Unix and bash, and can make my way through most other types of code, with a bit of googling :-).

Thank you in advance for the help!

[ehpersonal38]

Hi @Astrobirder,

Unfortunately I think that since that BirdNET pre-installed image you used is almost a year old now, and had network and system modifications that were never fully tested to begin with, that a fresh install using the official Installation Guide should be performed before we spend any more time diagnosing these issues.

If you oblige, here are some files and directories that you're going to want to make sure you backup so that you can restore them later:

~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet.conf
~/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt
~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db
~/BirdSongs/Extracted/By_Date
~/BirdSongs/Extracted/Charts

As for your questions 6, and 7, I can have a crack at answering them now.
6. Discord does support some limited markdown. Using it would be as easy as modifying your Apprise Notification Body to include the desired markdown. For example, **$comname** was just detected! would make the common name appear bold on Discord. And for line breaks, I believe Apprise will detect \n and automatically do the conversion to a Unicode line break for you.
7. Here's a brief audio processing lifecycle diagram:

RECS_DIR=$HOME/BirdSongs
EXTRACTED=$HOME/BirdSongs/Extracted
PROCESSED=$HOME/BirdSongs/Processed

         (Raw audio from mic - `birdnet_recording` service)
                  |
                  |
                  V
       $RECS_DIR/[nested-by-date]
                  |
                  |
                  V
       `birdnet_analysis` service
 sends the audio to the `birdnet_server` service
  which runs it through the model
        |                   |
        |                   |
        V                   V
extracted bird        the raw audio files
sounds go to       from which the exctrations
$EXTRACTED          were made go to $PROCESSED

And here's a description of some of the services:

• birdnet_server (server.py) receives audio from birdnet_analysis (birdnet_analysis.sh). The server uses the model to detect bird species and writes the results to a database. It also writes the raw predictions and their timestamps to a text file.

• extraction (extract_new_birdsounds.sh) takes the raw predictions generated by the server and extracts only the relevant audio segment where a bird was actually heard from the full-length 15-second recording. It then generates spectrograms for these new extracted audio segments.

• birdnet_recording (birdnet_recording.sh) is responsible for recording audio from the microphone.

• livestream (livestream.sh) runs a local Icecast audio live feed of the microphone for the "Live Audio" and live spectrogram.

• spectrogram_viewer (spectrogram.sh) generates the static spectrogram images seen at the bottom of the "Overview" page.

• birdnet_stats starts the Streamlit service, which serves as the backend for "Species Stats".

• caddy is the web server that BirdNET-Pi relies on.

[Astrobirder]

OK!

As you suggested, I started over with a clean Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit). I restored the files/directories in BirdNET-Pi and BirdSongs, with one minor mod--the default user on the old image was birdie, and I changed back to birder, as was the case when I started last year, and per the directions. This meant I had a few errors in pathing in birdnet.conf, which were easily remedied with a quick edit.

I did once again have to unplug and replug the soundcard (twice) to get detections to start. I'm currently using the BirdNET_GLOBAL_3K_V2.3_Model_FP16, since I'm in eastern North America. It was working with correct IDs and this model
last night, but apparently not so much today!
Now to the second "glitch":

First detection: Lazuline Saberwing! Now, as much as I'd love to see/hear one of these I'm pretty sure they don't visit eastern North America. I confirmed by sitting near my mic and via the sounds recorded that it's getting this from a BLUE JAY. Perhaps I should switch back to the older model?

Second detection: Bar-tailed Trogon! We are getting about now!--from N. South America to equatorial Africa! Yes, my location is indeed set in settings and appears correct (it was pulled in from the birdnet.conf file that I had pushed back onto the system. I checked the recording and it might REALLY be a distant Red-shouldered Hawk or Blue Jay--hard to tell, but I lean toward the former.

Third detection: White Woodpecker--off to SE South America! Which appears to be from a singing White-throated Sparrow

Interestingly, if I do a playback of a Lang Elliot recording from Florida--it is also IDed as Lazuline Saberwing. strange.

As for #6. I did accidentally find the ** ** bold last night after posting and it is working! Unfortunately \n (and \r and
) do not work.

I also found a new/interesting/bug? with respect to the Apprise "Notification Title" settings in Tools->Settings. If you try and put a # or a ## at the front, Birdnet gets rather upset, deletes the contents of the field completely and doesn't send the "headings" markup as I had hoped. I'm still searching for a way to split up the detections.

Thanks for the nice overview of the system! That really helps. Now I have a map for further exploration. I clearly need to brush up on my php and my python!

So, critical issues to resolve:

1. Getting the system to boot up and get the sound input correct.
2. Getting the IDs to be reasonable. It appears like the system is totally ignoring location, or feeding the incorrect location to the model. (I've now switched back to the older model to see how it does).
3. I still can't seem to get the livestream audio playback to work.
4. Is the main Spectogram page supposed to be a live updated Spectogram? Mine is just a blank purple background--even when things are singing/calling--including humans!

Nice to have: Some way of putting a CR/LF into the Apprise Notification, or alternatively, finding a better notification service to use. What are others using? I'm not much of a fan of Twitter, based on recent changes there. Really just want a semi-private notification I can share with other family and friends--Discord seemed a good choice. Anyone have other ideas I should try?

I also noticed that the TIMES on the IDs weren't right--and the response from a command line "date" command showed:

birder@birdnetpi:~/BirdNET-Pi$ date
Sun 30 Apr 07:20:13 HDT 2023

Clearly wrong--and yes, I set it in the Raspberry Pi Imager! So, I reset my TZ in raspi-config (and my WiFi and keyboard localization too), and now time is right at both command line and on the Today's Detections. Also, I finally got a Blue Jay detection--not sure which change caused it, but probably the Model reversion.

Thanks again for your assistance and all the work you and the other community members do for this project!

[ehpersonal38]

Getting the system to boot up and get the sound input correct.

To me this signals a hardware issue, especially since you're on a fresh image and I haven't seen anyone else have the same problem before. I'd wager that getting a new soundcard or microphone would resolve this issue. But it sounds like plugging/unplugging it may be acceptable for now?

Getting the IDs to be reasonable. It appears like the system is totally ignoring location, or feeding the incorrect location to the model. (I've now switched back to the older model to see how it does).

I've seen this issue pop up a few times but the vast majority of people using the new model aren't experiencing it... so... could you try this:

• Update your system via Tools -> System Controls -> Update
• Set the model back to the new 3K one under Tools -> Settings. Click "Update Settings" at the bottom.
• On the same page under "Model" click "[more info]," then "Species List Tester," and generate a species list.
• Copy/paste the output of the species list here so I can take a look and see if anything's awry.

I still can't seem to get the livestream audio playback to work./Is the main Spectogram page supposed to be a live updated Spectogram? Mine is just a blank purple background--even when things are singing/calling--including humans!

So I think what's going on here is due to your microphone issues from #1 ^^. I think that your microphone gets unplugged, so the live audio stream service fails due to being unable to detect an input device, then when you get your mic plugged in and working again, the service is never restarted and thus the live audio and live Spectrogram never get initialized again. What you can do is, once your mic is plugged in and working, go to Tools -> Services -> Restart Core Services, and see if that resolves your issue.

Thanks again for your assistance and all the work you and the other community members do for this project!

You're welcome! 😄

[Astrobirder]

Getting the system to boot up and get the sound input correct.

To me this signals a hardware issue, especially since you're on a fresh image and I haven't seen anyone else have the same problem before. I'd wager that getting a new soundcard or microphone would resolve this issue. But it sounds like plugging/unplugging it may be acceptable for now?

Well, not for long, as I want to make a permanent mount in a waterproof case soon! If it is a H/W issue, it must be with the USB soundcard. I have a White UGREEN I can try as well, and see if it improves the boot-up behavior.

I did have another thought along the "hardware" line. I know that @DD4WH has mentioned that birdnetpi only does recognition of a mono signal. Is that signal ALWAYS the TIP to ground signal of the 1/8" jack, or does it switch occasionally to the RING to ground signal? The RING terminal is currently "unconnected", which is how I interpreted the directions.

Getting the IDs to be reasonable. It appears like the system is totally ignoring location, or feeding the incorrect location to the model. (I've now switched back to the older model to see how it does).

I've seen this issue pop up a few times but the vast majority of people using the new model aren't experiencing it... so... could you try this:

• Update your system via Tools -> System Controls -> Update
• Set the model back to the new 3K one under Tools -> Settings. Click "Update Settings" at the bottom.
• On the same page under "Model" click "[more info]," then "Species List Tester," and generate a species list.
• Copy/paste the output of the species list here so I can take a look and see if anything's awry.

OK, so yesterday, I went to the older model and all was well. Then I switched back to the new model, and everything was fine. No idea why it was giving me the recognition of things from all over the place.

I AM doing the recommended test from above anyway, and here are the results (Lat/Lon have been obscured):

Getting species list for 4X.XXXX/-8X.XXXX, Week 18...INFO: Created TensorFlow Lite XNNPACK delegate for CPU. loaded META model Turdus migratorius_American Robin - 0.96968216 Cardinalis cardinalis_Northern Cardinal - 0.9692537 Zenaida macroura_Mourning Dove - 0.95262444 Agelaius phoeniceus_Red-winged Blackbird - 0.90593904 Spinus tristis_American Goldfinch - 0.86465687 Cyanocitta cristata_Blue Jay - 0.8544727 Molothrus ater_Brown-headed Cowbird - 0.8293847 Dumetella carolinensis_Gray Catbird - 0.79441553 Spizella passerina_Chipping Sparrow - 0.78699625 Icterus galbula_Baltimore Oriole - 0.7761581 Melanerpes carolinus_Red-bellied Woodpecker - 0.7751447 Quiscalus quiscula_Common Grackle - 0.77331287 Melospiza melodia_Song Sparrow - 0.7602695 Sturnus vulgaris_European Starling - 0.7499674 Corvus brachyrhynchos_American Crow - 0.74996483 Branta canadensis_Canada Goose - 0.6833899 Baeolophus bicolor_Tufted Titmouse - 0.67913264 Pheucticus ludovicianus_Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 0.66551703 Dryobates pubescens_Downy Woodpecker - 0.6643388 Passerina cyanea_Indigo Bunting - 0.6444153 Troglodytes aedon_House Wren - 0.60364413 Polioptila caerulea_Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 0.60281265 Hirundo rustica_Barn Swallow - 0.6002263 Tachycineta bicolor_Tree Swallow - 0.59443396 Geothlypis trichas_Common Yellowthroat - 0.59232724 Setophaga petechia_Yellow Warbler - 0.58004063 Passer domesticus_House Sparrow - 0.5583633 Sitta carolinensis_White-breasted Nuthatch - 0.5466002 Pipilo erythrophthalmus_Eastern Towhee - 0.51034224 Sayornis phoebe_Eastern Phoebe - 0.47760954 Vireo gilvus_Warbling Vireo - 0.47073296 Colaptes auratus_Northern Flicker - 0.4580697 Spizella pusilla_Field Sparrow - 0.45664278 Hylocichla mustelina_Wood Thrush - 0.4533964 Charadrius vociferus_Killdeer - 0.45272 Setophaga ruticilla_American Redstart - 0.4517328 Vireo olivaceus_Red-eyed Vireo - 0.43985146 Toxostoma rufum_Brown Thrasher - 0.4325486 Ardea herodias_Great Blue Heron - 0.42743596 Haemorhous mexicanus_House Finch - 0.427418 Tyrannus tyrannus_Eastern Kingbird - 0.41442186 Sialia sialis_Eastern Bluebird - 0.41295758 Poecile atricapillus_Black-capped Chickadee - 0.41009325 Myiarchus crinitus_Great Crested Flycatcher - 0.40760148 Archilochus colubris_Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0.40297326 Contopus virens_Eastern Wood-Pewee - 0.40032434 Anas platyrhynchos_Mallard - 0.3747729 Thryothorus ludovicianus_Carolina Wren - 0.36282426 Sturnella magna_Eastern Meadowlark - 0.3456032 Stelgidopteryx serripennis_Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0.33883533 Setophaga americana_Northern Parula - 0.32802525 Setophaga coronata_Yellow-rumped Warbler - 0.3185211 Chaetura pelagica_Chimney Swift - 0.31613275 Piranga olivacea_Scarlet Tanager - 0.31384447 Buteo jamaicensis_Red-tailed Hawk - 0.29134116 Bombycilla cedrorum_Cedar Waxwing - 0.27112466 Aix sponsa_Wood Duck - 0.26819825 Vireo flavifrons_Yellow-throated Vireo - 0.2595169 Zonotrichia albicollis_White-throated Sparrow - 0.25551632 Seiurus aurocapilla_Ovenbird - 0.25248203 Mniotilta varia_Black-and-white Warbler - 0.24904019 Poecile carolinensis_Carolina Chickadee - 0.23565377 Melanerpes erythrocephalus_Red-headed Woodpecker - 0.22246139 Dryocopus pileatus_Pileated Woodpecker - 0.22105935 Actitis macularius_Spotted Sandpiper - 0.21611363 Setophaga virens_Black-throated Green Warbler - 0.20639136 Dryobates villosus_Hairy Woodpecker - 0.20079961 Setophaga dominica_Yellow-throated Warbler - 0.19864903 Zonotrichia leucophrys_White-crowned Sparrow - 0.18889192 Spatula discors_Blue-winged Teal - 0.18770058 Meleagris gallopavo_Wild Turkey - 0.1778264 Leiothlypis peregrina_Tennessee Warbler - 0.17729129 Catharus ustulatus_Swainson's Thrush - 0.1730667 Megaceryle alcyon_Belted Kingfisher - 0.17105404 Melospiza georgiana_Swamp Sparrow - 0.16076039 Icterus spurius_Orchard Oriole - 0.15584327 Nannopterum auritum_Double-crested Cormorant - 0.15532464 Leiothlypis ruficapilla_Nashville Warbler - 0.155008 Vermivora cyanoptera_Blue-winged Warbler - 0.15277219 Setophaga pensylvanica_Chestnut-sided Warbler - 0.1367383 Setophaga palmarum_Palm Warbler - 0.13114427 Parkesia motacilla_Louisiana Waterthrush - 0.13089207 Setophaga magnolia_Magnolia Warbler - 0.13086215 Larus delawarensis_Ring-billed Gull - 0.1308543 Empidonax minimus_Least Flycatcher - 0.13084447 Vireo griseus_White-eyed Vireo - 0.12770796 Setophaga citrina_Hooded Warbler - 0.11929081 Corthylio calendula_Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 0.11841805 Passerculus sandwichensis_Savannah Sparrow - 0.11527125 Haliaeetus leucocephalus_Bald Eagle - 0.11318063 Icteria virens_Yellow-breasted Chat - 0.107717775 Mimus polyglottos_Northern Mockingbird - 0.10717014 Setophaga striata_Blackpoll Warbler - 0.10651747 Tringa flavipes_Lesser Yellowlegs - 0.10126726 Buteo lineatus_Red-shouldered Hawk - 0.09830647 Empidonax virescens_Acadian Flycatcher - 0.09579143 Columba livia_Rock Pigeon - 0.094960414 Piranga rubra_Summer Tanager - 0.09274462 Podilymbus podiceps_Pied-billed Grebe - 0.090407334 Geothlypis formosa_Kentucky Warbler - 0.09008107 Empidonax traillii_Willow Flycatcher - 0.089175545 Progne subis_Purple Martin - 0.08839662 Fulica americana_American Coot - 0.08786381 Vireo solitarius_Blue-headed Vireo - 0.08716193 Sphyrapicus varius_Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 0.08712502 Setophaga discolor_Prairie Warbler - 0.08501681 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota_Cliff Swallow - 0.08248286 Pandion haliaetus_Osprey - 0.07767807 Falco sparverius_American Kestrel - 0.07514339 Antigone canadensis_Sandhill Crane - 0.07392294 Spatula clypeata_Northern Shoveler - 0.07143256 Junco hyemalis_Dark-eyed Junco - 0.07018257 Helmitheros vermivorum_Worm-eating Warbler - 0.07007318 Setophaga cerulea_Cerulean Warbler - 0.0678722 Protonotaria citrea_Prothonotary Warbler - 0.06708017 Setophaga pinus_Pine Warbler - 0.06138932 Strix varia_Barred Owl - 0.06103526 Setophaga fusca_Blackburnian Warbler - 0.06091591 Tringa melanoleuca_Greater Yellowlegs - 0.0605776 Parkesia noveboracensis_Northern Waterthrush - 0.05990644 Tringa solitaria_Solitary Sandpiper - 0.059686486 Butorides virescens_Green Heron - 0.055108838 Buteo platypterus_Broad-winged Hawk - 0.051749587 Coccyzus americanus_Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 0.051483512 Phasianus colchicus_Ring-necked Pheasant - 0.048998725 Calidris melanotos_Pectoral Sandpiper - 0.048580807 Accipiter cooperii_Cooper's Hawk - 0.04843244 Hydroprogne caspia_Caspian Tern - 0.04661519 Ardea alba_Great Egret - 0.045957927 Haemorhous purpureus_Purple Finch - 0.045353964 Mareca strepera_Gadwall - 0.04492081 Spiza americana_Dickcissel - 0.044357456 Catharus guttatus_Hermit Thrush - 0.04123359 Larus argentatus_Herring Gull - 0.039936088 Porzana carolina_Sora - 0.038848735 Dolichonyx oryzivorus_Bobolink - 0.038204707 Sitta canadensis_Red-breasted Nuthatch - 0.03604847 Calidris minutilla_Least Sandpiper - 0.035900217 Riparia riparia_Bank Swallow - 0.035496466 Passerina caerulea_Blue Grosbeak - 0.035315022 Certhia americana_Brown Creeper - 0.035002798 Setophaga castanea_Bay-breasted Warbler - 0.034963828 Calidris pusilla_Semipalmated Sandpiper - 0.033230163 Gavia immer_Common Loon - 0.032944463 Regulus satrapa_Golden-crowned Kinglet - 0.032663558 Centronyx henslowii_Henslow's Sparrow - 0.03158373 Phalaropus tricolor_Wilson's Phalarope - 0.03136783 Circus hudsonius_Northern Harrier - 0.030113146

To me, this all looks good for species that I'd expect to be possible in my area (I've been an avid birder for more than 25 years, and have lived in the same area all my life, so I'm pretty familiar with what to expect here.

I still can't seem to get the livestream audio playback to work./Is the main Spectogram page supposed to be a live updated Spectogram? Mine is just a blank purple background--even when things are singing/calling--including humans!

So I think what's going on here is due to your microphone issues from #1 ^^. I think that your microphone gets unplugged, so the live audio stream service fails due to being unable to detect an input device, then when you get your mic plugged in and working again, the service is never restarted and thus the live audio and live Spectrogram never get initialized again. What you can do is, once your mic is plugged in and working, go to Tools -> Services -> Restart Core Services, and see if that resolves your issue.

I don't think it's a microphone issue--I think it's now MUCH more interesting. Here's why: I poked a port forwarding hole in my router so that I could get to the birdnet webpage from the internet (after securing the Tools page with a new password!).

• Now, on Chrome, on my Windows 10 desktop, if I pull up birdnetpi.local (i.e. go to the pi directly over my LAN), I SOMETIMES get more than a blank purple page: I get a spectrogram "snapshot", every 15 seconds, at other times, I still get the purple blank page most of the time--but more on this "blank page" in a moment!

• The "snapshot" behavior exactly matches what I get on a cell phone (iOS) using Safari, regardless of whether I go to the LAN address, or go through the internet and back into the birdnetpi through the router forward address. This "snapshot" doesn't appear to contain any recognition labels, but maybe I haven't watched for long enough.

• If however I use Chrome on Win10 and go to the INTERNET address and back to my device, I get a "Loading" green screen, and then a SIDE SCROLLING Spectrogram, with occasional white labeled "recognized" bird names AND I HEAR LIVE AUDIO!!! BTW, does the system STOP labeling birds on this view if it has detected them today/recently--with both windows open, and one on "Today's Detections" I see new detections, but no labels on the side-scrolling spectrogram. I hear a LOT of birds rather clearly that don't get labeled on the spectrogram page (Internet address version) after a while. It does seem that if I navigate away from the spectrogram page and come back, that the labels return--but that may not be accurate, as I haven't watched this page for more than maybe 1 hour.

• Now for the MORE interesting part. Today, while I was doing this test and simultaneously writing this reply, I had my phone open to Spectrogram, my Win10 "birdnetpi.local" Chrome page, AND my Win10 "internet address" Chrome Spectrogram page ALL open simultaneously. The "BLANK PURPLE" page mode was showing on the birdnetpi.local window, and I saw some recognitions get labeled on the "Internet" page--SIMULTANEOUSLY I saw the same white labels scroll across the "BLANK PURPLE" from left to right of "birdnetpi.local" browser! See the attachment below, showing the "Internet address" page on the left, and the simultaneously captured "birdnetpi.local" page on the right. Note also the "Live Audio" label on the internet page, and the grayed-out play, dot, and triple dot buttons on the right (only the triple dots "work"). These are just two tabs from the SAME chrome invocation, and not separate Google Chrome launches.

[ehpersonal38]

Okay that is interesting, and I'm not really sure how to interpret this... there should be absolutely no difference between the internet page and the local page. Does this behavior persist even when you refresh the two pages a few times? i.e. it's not a fluke? The reason I ask is that you saying that you "SOMETIMES get more than a blank purple page" indicates to me that your livestream service is intermittently failing, possibly due to your microphone malfunctioning at random times.

And I know you said you don't think it's a hardware issue, but my reasoning for going down this line of inquiry is that you're on a completely fresh install, which we know for 99.99% of users doesn't have this issue. So that rules out the software being the problem in my mind. (of course I may be biased because I helped build the thing, heh).

Could you do me a favor and run the following command on your Pi and paste the output here? There may be some clues hidden in the logs. Make sure to censor any IP addresses you don't want to show:

bash ~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/print_diagnostic_info.sh

Also I'm sorry but I don't know the answer to your question about the wiring of the mics. There are some pics in that thread somewhere or how it's all supposed to be wired up.

[Astrobirder]

Okay that is interesting, and I'm not really sure how to interpret this... there should be absolutely no difference between the internet page and the local page. Does this behavior persist even when you refresh the two pages a few times? i.e. it's not a fluke? The reason I ask is that you saying that you "SOMETIMES get more than a blank purple page" indicates to me that your livestream service is intermittently failing, possibly due to your microphone malfunctioning at random times.

Yes, it "persists" in that sometimes, I get the 15 second snapshot, and under as-yet-undetermined situations I get the blank purple page, with the labels when it gets a match. See the screenshot attached, which shows that today, we're back in "screenshot" mode. I guess I should mention that I have been unplugging the microphone from the USB soundcard but NOT unplugging the USB soundcard from the Pi. I've been doing this as I don't yet have my permanent installation setup and I'm running a short microphone cable out the sliding door. I'm wondering if somehow the UGREEN sound card is doing something (as I know some of these jacks have a switch that flips when a plug is inserted). Not sure, but something to consider.

And I know you said you don't think it's a hardware issue, but my reasoning for going down this line of inquiry is that you're on a completely fresh install, which we know for 99.99% of users doesn't have this issue. So that rules out the software being the problem in my mind. (of course I may be biased because I helped build the thing, heh).

I've ordered a couple more UGREEN sound cards and more 1/8" plugs to make more microphones (I have plenty of capsules), so I can do more testing when those arrive.

Could you do me a favor and run the following command on your Pi and paste the output here? There may be some clues hidden in the logs. Make sure to censor any IP addresses you don't want to show:

bash ~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/print_diagnostic_info.sh

Here's the output, after a very recent reboot. I did the reboot to see if I still get "snapshots" on the birdnetpi.local page, and I am. Also, I don't seem to be getting LIVE audio again, even on the "internet page". I'm going to go plug and unplug the USB sound card to see what it does (this will be done AFTER the log below was taken).

Last login: Tue May 2 16:41:10 2023
birder@birdnetpi:~/BirdNET-Pi$ bash ~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/print_diagnostic_info.sh
========== caddy status ==========
● caddy.service - Caddy
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/caddy.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/caddy.service.d
└─override.conf
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:41:10 EDT; 4min 41s ago
Docs: https://caddyserver.com/docs/
Main PID: 883 (caddy)
Tasks: 10 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 3.274s
CGroup: /system.slice/caddy.service
└─883 /usr/bin/caddy run --environ --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile

May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3124866,"msg":"using provided configuration","config_file":"/etc/caddy/Caddyfile","config_adapter":""}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3411655,"logger":"admin","msg":"admin endpoint started","address":"localhost:2019","enforce_origin":false,"origins":["//localhost:2019","//[::1]:2019","//127.0.0.1:2019"]}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.350773,"logger":"tls.cache.maintenance","msg":"started background certificate maintenance","cache":"0x400057ea10"}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"warn","ts":1683060070.3516605,"logger":"http","msg":"server is listening only on the HTTP port, so no automatic HTTPS will be applied to this server","server_name":"srv0","http_port":80}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3771782,"logger":"http.log","msg":"server running","name":"srv0","protocols":["h1","h2","h3"]}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3784614,"logger":"tls","msg":"cleaning storage unit","description":"FileStorage:/var/lib/caddy/.local/share/caddy"}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3786476,"logger":"tls","msg":"finished cleaning storage units"}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.3925383,"msg":"autosaved config (load with --resume flag)","file":"/var/lib/caddy/.config/caddy/autosave.json"}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi caddy[883]: {"level":"info","ts":1683060070.392808,"msg":"serving initial configuration"}
May 02 16:41:10 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started Caddy.

========== birdnet_analysis status ==========
● birdnet_analysis.service - BirdNET Analysis
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_analysis.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:45:48 EDT; 3s ago
Main PID: 8252 (bash)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 226ms
CGroup: /system.slice/birdnet_analysis.service
├─8252 bash /usr/local/bin/birdnet_analysis.sh
└─8333 sleep 2

May 02 16:45:48 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 02 16:45:49 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8252]: Files loaded
May 02 16:45:50 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8252]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15

========== birdnet_log status ==========
● birdnet_log.service - BirdNET Analysis Log
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_log.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 58s ago
Main PID: 370 (gotty)
Tasks: 7 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 66ms
CGroup: /system.slice/birdnet_log.service
└─370 /usr/local/bin/gotty --address localhost -p 8080 -P log --title-format BirdNET-Pi Log birdnet_log.sh

May 02 16:40:54 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis Log.
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[370]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 Loading config file at: /home/birder/.gotty
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[370]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 GoTTY is starting with command: birdnet_log.sh
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[370]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 HTTP server is listening at: http://127.0.0.1:8080/log/

========== birdnet_recording status ==========
● birdnet_recording.service - BirdNET Recording
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_recording.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:41:13 EDT; 4min 39s ago
Main PID: 1253 (bash)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 2.393s
CGroup: /system.slice/birdnet_recording.service
├─1253 bash /usr/local/bin/birdnet_recording.sh
└─1259 arecord -f S16_LE -c2 -r48000 -t wav --max-file-time 15 -D default --use-strftime /dev/shm/BirdSongs/%B-%Y/%d-%A/%F-birdnet-%H:%M:%S.wav

May 02 16:41:13 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Recording.
May 02 16:41:13 birdnetpi birdnet_recording.sh[1257]: tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5050 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 375/python3
May 02 16:41:13 birdnetpi birdnet_recording.sh[1259]: Recording WAVE '/dev/shm/BirdSongs/%B-%Y/%d-%A/%F-birdnet-%H:%M:%S.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo

========== birdnet_server status ==========
● birdnet_server.service - BirdNET Analysis Server
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 58s ago
Main PID: 375 (python3)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 40.612s
CGroup: /system.slice/birdnet_server.service
└─375 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/server.py

May 02 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 02 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:44:58
May 02 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.2 SECONDS
May 02 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 02 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 02 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:45:13
May 02 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.3 SECONDS
May 02 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 02 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 02 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:45:28

========== birdnet_stats status ==========
● birdnet_stats.service - BirdNET Stats
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_stats.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 58s ago
Main PID: 377 (streamlit)
Tasks: 5 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 7.436s
CGroup: /system.slice/birdnet_stats.service
└─377 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/streamlit run /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/plotly_streamlit.py --browser.gatherUsageStats false --server.address localhost --server.baseUrlPath /stats

May 02 16:40:54 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Stats.
May 02 16:41:06 birdnetpi streamlit[377]: You can now view your Streamlit app in your browser.
May 02 16:41:06 birdnetpi streamlit[377]: URL: http://localhost:8501/stats

========== chart_viewer status ==========
● chart_viewer.service - BirdNET-Pi Chart Viewer Service
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/chart_viewer.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:45:46 EDT; 7s ago
Process: 7965 ExecStart=/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/daily_plot.py (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 7965 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 10.218s

========== extraction status ==========
● extraction.service - BirdNET BirdSound Extraction
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/extraction.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 59s ago
Main PID: 389 (bash)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 5.660s
CGroup: /system.slice/extraction.service
├─ 389 bash -c while true;do extract_new_birdsounds.sh;sleep 3;done
└─8364 sleep 3

May 02 16:43:36 birdnetpi env[4662]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:43:13.wav.csv
May 02 16:43:51 birdnetpi env[5072]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:43:28.wav.csv
May 02 16:44:07 birdnetpi env[5481]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:43:43.wav.csv
May 02 16:44:19 birdnetpi env[5822]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:43:58.wav.csv
May 02 16:44:37 birdnetpi env[6301]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:13.wav.csv
May 02 16:44:49 birdnetpi env[6640]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:28.wav.csv
May 02 16:45:05 birdnetpi env[7086]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:43.wav.csv
May 02 16:45:20 birdnetpi env[7483]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav.csv
May 02 16:45:35 birdnetpi env[7920]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav.csv
May 02 16:45:51 birdnetpi env[8342]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:28.wav.csv

========== web_terminal status ==========
● web_terminal.service - BirdNET-Pi Web Terminal
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/web_terminal.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 59s ago
Main PID: 452 (gotty)
Tasks: 8 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 52ms
CGroup: /system.slice/web_terminal.service
└─452 /usr/local/bin/gotty --address localhost -w -p 8888 -P terminal --title-format BirdNET-Pi Terminal login

May 02 16:40:54 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET-Pi Web Terminal.
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[452]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 GoTTY is starting with command: login
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[452]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 Permitting clients to write input to the PTY.
May 02 16:40:55 birdnetpi gotty[452]: 2023/05/02 16:40:55 HTTP server is listening at: http://127.0.0.1:8888/terminal/

========== spectrogram_viewer status ==========
● spectrogram_viewer.service - BirdNET-Pi Spectrogram Viewer
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/spectrogram_viewer.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:40:54 EDT; 4min 59s ago
Main PID: 427 (bash)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 12.427s
CGroup: /system.slice/spectrogram_viewer.service
├─ 427 bash /usr/local/bin/spectrogram.sh
└─8410 sleep 3

May 02 16:40:54 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET-Pi Spectrogram Viewer.

========== livestream status ==========
● livestream.service - BirdNET-Pi Live Stream
Loaded: loaded (/home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/templates/livestream.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-02 16:41:14 EDT; 4min 40s ago
Main PID: 1269 (bash)
Tasks: 7 (limit: 3933)
CPU: 38.353s
CGroup: /system.slice/livestream.service
├─1269 bash /usr/local/bin/livestream.sh
└─1270 ffmpeg -nostdin -loglevel error -ac 2 -f alsa -i default -acodec libmp3lame -b:a 320k -ac 2 -content_type audio/mpeg -f mp3 icecast://source:birdnetpi@localhost:8000/stream -re

May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1329722
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1330874
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1332026
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1333178
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1334330
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1335483
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1336635
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1337787
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1338939
May 02 16:41:42 birdnetpi livestream.sh[1270]: [mp3 @ 0x5593824990] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 0: 1340641 >= 1340091

========= Syslog snippet ==========
May 2 16:44:33 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 14.
May 2 16:44:33 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:44:33 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:44:34 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6174]: Files loaded
May 2 16:44:35 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6174]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:44:37 birdnetpi env[6301]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:13.wav.csv
May 2 16:44:43 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6174]: /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/analyze.py --i /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:28.wav --o /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:28.wav.csv --lat 40.XX --lon -85.XX --week 17 --overlap 0.0 --sensitivity 1.25 --min_conf 0.7
May 2 16:44:44 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.2 SECONDS
May 2 16:44:44 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:13.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 2 16:44:44 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 2 16:44:44 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:44:28
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6475]: 0.0;3.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.01835897)
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6475]: 3.0;6.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.022012176)
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6475]: 6.0;9.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.024273489)
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6475]: 9.0;12.0-('Erithacus rubecula_European Robin', 0.023430062)
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6475]: 12.0;15.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.021854047)
May 2 16:44:45 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:44:47 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 15.
May 2 16:44:47 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:44:47 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:44:48 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6554]: Files loaded
May 2 16:44:49 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6554]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:44:49 birdnetpi env[6640]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:28.wav.csv
May 2 16:44:59 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6554]: /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/analyze.py --i /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:43.wav --o /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:43.wav.csv --lat 40.XX --lon -85.XX --week 17 --overlap 0.0 --sensitivity 1.25 --min_conf 0.7
May 2 16:44:59 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.2 SECONDS
May 2 16:44:59 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:28.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 2 16:44:59 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 2 16:44:59 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:44:43
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6893]: 0.0;3.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.016213432)
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6893]: 3.0;6.0-('Erithacus rubecula_European Robin', 0.02211217)
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6893]: 6.0;9.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.02000612)
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6893]: 9.0;12.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.02833311)
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[6893]: 12.0;15.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.023689907)
May 2 16:45:01 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:45:02 birdnetpi CRON[6939]: (birder) CMD (/usr/local/bin/disk_check.sh >/dev/null 2>&1)
May 2 16:45:02 birdnetpi CRON[6940]: (birder) CMD (/usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1)
May 2 16:45:03 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 16.
May 2 16:45:03 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:03 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:04 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7009]: Files loaded
May 2 16:45:04 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7009]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:45:05 birdnetpi env[7086]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:43.wav.csv
May 2 16:45:15 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7009]: /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/analyze.py --i /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav --o /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav.csv --lat 40.XX --lon -85.XX --week 17 --overlap 0.0 --sensitivity 1.25 --min_conf 0.7
May 2 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.2 SECONDS
May 2 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:43.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 2 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 2 16:45:15 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:44:58
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7352]: 0.0;3.0-('Porzana porzana_Spotted Crake', 0.0131641915)
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7352]: 3.0;6.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.03899096)
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7352]: 6.0;9.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.021179058)
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7352]: 9.0;12.0-('Porzana porzana_Spotted Crake', 0.018561434)
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7352]: 12.0;15.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.026251925)
May 2 16:45:16 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:45:19 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 17.
May 2 16:45:19 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:19 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:20 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7427]: Files loaded
May 2 16:45:20 birdnetpi env[7483]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav.csv
May 2 16:45:20 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7427]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:45:29 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7427]: /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/analyze.py --i /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav --o /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav.csv --lat 40.XX --lon -85.XX --week 17 --overlap 0.0 --sensitivity 1.25 --min_conf 0.7
May 2 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.2 SECONDS
May 2 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:44:58.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 2 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 2 16:45:29 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:45:13
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7716]: 0.0;3.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.018010663)
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7716]: 3.0;6.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.020239772)
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7716]: 6.0;9.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.0192937)
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7716]: 9.0;12.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.025721222)
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7716]: 12.0;15.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.015169524)
May 2 16:45:30 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:45:32 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 18.
May 2 16:45:32 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:32 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:33 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started Session 7 of user birder.
May 2 16:45:33 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7805]: Files loaded
May 2 16:45:34 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7805]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:45:35 birdnetpi env[7920]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav.csv
May 2 16:45:36 birdnetpi systemd[1]: chart_viewer.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
May 2 16:45:36 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET-Pi Chart Viewer Service.
May 2 16:45:36 birdnetpi systemd[1]: chart_viewer.service: Consumed 10.282s CPU time.
May 2 16:45:36 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET-Pi Chart Viewer Service.
May 2 16:45:45 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[7805]: /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 /home/birder/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/analyze.py --i /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:28.wav --o /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:28.wav.csv --lat 40.XX --lon -85.XX --week 17 --overlap 0.0 --sensitivity 1.25 --min_conf 0.7
May 2 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: ANALYZING AUDIO... DONE! Time 1.3 SECONDS
May 2 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: WRITING RESULTS TO /dev/shm/BirdSongs/May-2023/02-Tuesday/2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:13.wav.csv ... DONE! WROTE 0 RESULTS.
May 2 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: READING AUDIO DATA... DONE! READ 5 CHUNKS.
May 2 16:45:45 birdnetpi python3[375]: Date-time: 2023-05-02 16:45:28
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi systemd[1]: chart_viewer.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi systemd[1]: chart_viewer.service: Consumed 10.218s CPU time.
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8177]: 0.0;3.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.027509546)
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8177]: 3.0;6.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.020876266)
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8177]: 6.0;9.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.025643958)
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8177]: 9.0;12.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.017149152)
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8177]: 12.0;15.0-('Engine_Engine', 0.019295843)
May 2 16:45:46 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Succeeded.
May 2 16:45:48 birdnetpi systemd[1]: birdnet_analysis.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 19.
May 2 16:45:48 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Stopped BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:48 birdnetpi systemd[1]: Started BirdNET Analysis.
May 2 16:45:49 birdnetpi birdne

t_analysis.sh[8252]: Files loaded
May 2 16:45:50 birdnetpi birdnet_analysis.sh[8252]: RECORDING_LENGTH set to 15
May 2 16:45:51 birdnetpi env[8342]: Line = 2023-05-02-birdnet-16:45:28.wav.csv
========== Mounted File Systems ==========
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 29G 4.6G 24G 17% /
devtmpfs 1.7G 0 1.7G 0% /dev
tmpfs 1.9G 2.0M 1.9G 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 759M 1.2M 758M 1% /run
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
/dev/mmcblk0p1 255M 31M 225M 13% /boot
tmpfs 380M 4.0K 380M 1% /run/user/1000

========== Memory Usage ==========
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 3.7Gi 425Mi 2.7Gi 5.0Mi 623Mi 3.2Gi
Swap: 99Mi 0B 99Mi

========== Load Averages ==========
16:45:54 up 4 min, 2 users, load average: 0.91, 0.59, 0.28

========== CPU Info ==========
processor : 0
BogoMIPS : 108.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm crc32 cpuid
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xd08
CPU revision : 3

processor : 1
BogoMIPS : 108.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm crc32 cpuid
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xd08
CPU revision : 3

processor : 2
BogoMIPS : 108.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm crc32 cpuid
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xd08
CPU revision : 3

processor : 3
BogoMIPS : 108.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm crc32 cpuid
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xd08
CPU revision : 3

Hardware : BCM2835
Revision : c03112
Serial : 100000005717ce18
Model : Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.2

========== System Temperature ==========
CPU Temperature: 46.25°C / 115.25°F

========== Extra Info ==========
........................................IPs.....................................
LAN IP: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX ---REDACTED
Public IP: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX ---REDACTED
..................................vcgencmd stats..............................
throttled=0x0
Binary: 0
....................................Clock Speeds................................
arm: frequency(48)=1500345728
core: frequency(1)=500000992
h264: frequency(28)=0
isp: frequency(45)=0
v3d: frequency(46)=499987808
uart: frequency(22)=47988280
pwm: frequency(25)=107143064
emmc: frequency(50)=250000496
pixel: frequency(29)=81000000
vec: frequency(10)=0
hdmi: frequency(9)=119997072
dpi: frequency(4)=0
........................................Volts...................................
core: volt=0.8500V
sdram_c: volt=1.1000V
sdram_i: volt=1.1000V
sdram_p: volt=1.1000V
.....................................Caddyfile..................................
http:// {
root * /home/birder/BirdSongs/Extracted
file_server browse
handle /By_Date/* {
file_server browse
}
handle /Charts/* {
file_server browse
}
basicauth /views.php?view=File* {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
basicauth /Processed* {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
basicauth /scripts* {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
basicauth /stream {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
basicauth /phpsysinfo* {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
basicauth /terminal* {
birdnet $2a$14$jNhUD27Fh5zkwT2tJeEUkOXvVbA09no1g5.afqmJX7b9oorgWFP3C
}
reverse_proxy /stream localhost:8000
php_fastcgi unix//run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock
reverse_proxy /log* localhost:8080
reverse_proxy /stats* localhost:8501
reverse_proxy /terminal* localhost:8888
}
.................................... Crontab....................................

SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
*/5 * * * * birder /usr/local/bin/disk_check.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
*/3 * * * * birder /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
@reboot birder /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
0 1 * * 1 birder /usr/local/bin/weekly_report.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

========== Connected Microphone Devices ==========
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 1: Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
lavrate
Rate Converter Plugin Using Libav/FFmpeg Library
samplerate
Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
Open Sound System
pulse
PulseAudio Sound Server
upmix
Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
usbstream:CARD=Headphones
bcm2835 Headphones
USB Stream Output
hw:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Audio Device, USB Audio
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Audio Device, USB Audio
Hardware device with all software conversions
sysdefault:CARD=Device
USB Audio Device, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Audio Device, USB Audio
Front output / input
dsnoop:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Audio Device, USB Audio
Direct sample snooping device
usbstream:CARD=Device
USB Audio Device
USB Stream Output
usbstream:CARD=vc4hdmi0
vc4-hdmi-0
USB Stream Output
usbstream:CARD=vc4hdmi1
vc4-hdmi-1
USB Stream Output

========= Date and Time ==========
Tue 2 May 16:45:55 EDT 2023

birder@birdnetpi:~/BirdNET-Pi$

Also I'm sorry but I don't know the answer to your question about the wiring of the mics. There are some pics in that thread somewhere or how it's all supposed to be wired up. Yes, I think I have them correct, but the one picture isn't perfectly clear. I have Red and Black wires inside my audio cable, with a shield. On the Microphone end, the Red and Black are connected to the 2 middle/central pads on the back of the ADM-4024L Electret Condenser Microphone, the shield is unconnected, and not even wrapped, as I didn't have any copper tape/foil. On the 1/8"/3.5mm plug end, the RED wire is connected to the TIP, and both the BLACK and the SHIELD wires are connected to the SHIELD of the plug. I believe this is what Frank (@DD4WH) intended, but perhaps he can comment.

I listened to streaming audio via the internet connection to my phone for much of the morning and it was working. Now, after several unplug and replugs of both the microphone 3.5mm plug and the USB plug, I'm not getting audio or detections, despite knowing there are birds nearby--nor am I seeing any indication of audio on the spectrogram. Is there anything I can look at from the bash command line that might help me track down this potential hardware issue? I see /dev/hidraw0, which appears to be the RAW USB device. Should I be seeing more? Also, I'm regularly checking the Services page and everything always shows green/active.

I am thinking now that the issue with the mic/hardware has to do with the 3.5mm plug connection into the soundcard. After the last full shutdown and startup, I'm now getting audio, but it was very noisy and louder than before--so I went and just twisted the 3.5mm plug, without actually removing it, and now I can hear audio. Seems like there might be 2 issues--one where the sound isn't coming in at and one where the connection is noisy. I'll learn more when the additional soundcards come. Might even have to try a different one.

[Astrobirder]

OK, I think I did track down a hardware problem. Both the black AND the white UGREEN interfaces would occasionally (especially after running for a while), start popping and cutting out. I think both are marginal at best. A brand new BLACK UGREEN ran for 36 straight hours without issue.

I'm closing this issue now. Thanks @ehpersonal38 for helping me get my system up and running. It has been most enjoyable to hear the wave of warblers starting to arrive here in the Midwest this year!