monitoring birds in a nestbox

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.webcam (More info?)

Dear group
Each spring I have great tits (chickadees) nesting in a box in my
garden.

Next year I'd like to adapt the box so that I can film the parents
raising their chicks. I wondered whether a webcam might be the best
way to do this. Can anyone advise about this?

I'd like:
- a camera small enough to design into the nest box;
- a 'see in the dark' camera;
- the computer is around 30 feet from the nest box. Will the signal
travel that far without corrupting?

Many thanks for any help offered.
Best,
Johnboy

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.webcam (More info?)

Thanks for this Si.
Cheers
Johnboy

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:19:42 GMT, shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net (Si
Ballenger) wrote:

>On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:13:13 GMT, JohnBoy <johnBoy@some.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Dear group
>>Each spring I have great tits (chickadees) nesting in a box in my
>>garden.
>>
>>Next year I'd like to adapt the box so that I can film the parents
>>raising their chicks. I wondered whether a webcam might be the best
>>way to do this. Can anyone advise about this?
>>
>>I'd like:
>>- a camera small enough to design into the nest box;
>>- a 'see in the dark' camera;
>>- the computer is around 30 feet from the nest box. Will the signal
>>travel that far without corrupting?
>>
>>Many thanks for any help offered.
>>Best,
>>Johnboy
>
>Below is a cheap cam that might work. If you want closeups, then
>you will need a cam that has a focusing lens. Otherwise, you will
>need to extend the top of the box sufficiently that the birds
>will be infocus. Other cam sources are below. If you use analog
>cams, you will need a video capture card/device for your
>computer. I've got a webcam for my bird at the bottom link.
>Select the P/T-Cam and click the mouse preset.
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47546
>
>http://www.supercircuits.com/
>http://www.matco.com/
>http://www.cctvco.com/enter.html
>http://www.polarisusa.com/
>http://www.gtsecurity.com/
>http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=VID
>
>http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/ppswitcher-demo.htm