FlockWatch

FlockWatch is a mobile and web app that pairs with any generic IP or Wi‑Fi camera pointed at a bird feeder to automatically identify visiting birds in real time. Using computer vision models fine-tuned on backyard bird species, it labels each visitor, logs timestamps, and builds a personal “yard life list” for the user. The app generates simple charts of visit frequency, peak times, and seasonal changes, and can auto-clip short highlight videos for sharing. Unlike generic wildlife cams that dump hours of footage, FlockWatch filters out empty scenes and focuses only on bird events. Users can optionally contribute anonymized sightings to citizen science datasets. Monetization is via a modest subscription for advanced analytics, cloud storage, and higher-accuracy models. It’s a traditional + AI hybrid app: the core is standard video streaming and logging, with AI models doing on-device or cloud-based inference for identification and event detection. It targets hobbyists and serious birders who already have feeders and cameras but no good way to turn raw video into actionable, fun insights.