Window into the Pelican's World: New Streaming BirdCam At Los Angeles Center

We’re excited to announce we’ve added a new live streaming BirdCam to our Los Angeles Center!

Thanks to a grant from the Christen C. and Ben H. Garrett Family Foundation we recently installed a new high definition video system that really shows off our bird patients recuperating in the 100-foot flight aviary. Viewers will see Brown Pelicans, Cormorants, Gulls and more. Another camera indoors will show off ducklings , goslings and other species.

This is the first live streaming set of cameras at our Los Angeles Center located near the coast in San Pedro. Bird Rescue’s first BirdCam feed began three years ago at our San Francisco Bay Center.

With two full-time wildlife centers in California, we treat thousands of bird patients a year. All of our support comes from individual donations, foundation grants and corporate donations.

With the addition of the new BirdCam in Southern California, we are moving to a new streaming platform via HDonTap. This new feed works on all devices including the iPhone and iPad without the need for a Flash player.

We’d like to thank HDonTap and especially Joe Pifer who designed and helped install the new system.

We also want to give a big shout out of thanks to Doug Lankenau and Dave Goleman, volunteers at the California Fish and Wildlife volunteer program. Additionally, they provided us with wiring assistance at the San Francisco Bay Center by designing and fabricating two special mobile camera mounts for our inside caging.

The Axis Q1765-LE, an HD camera, is used to capture live video feed from the pelican aviary in San Pedro, CA.

Equipment used

Back in 2013 with a very modest budget Bird Rescue purchased two Axis 1214-E cameras. These are very small security keyhole cameras got us off the ground but they were really not built to withstand the punishing outdoor weather and indoor moisture issues at our centers.

This year we moved to high definition (HD) cameras. We again chose Axis cameras, but opted for more sturdy, weather resistant models. The outdoor pool cameras are Axis Q1765-LE models with optical zooms. They are sharp durable models with heavy weatherproofing, IR and audio capable. The indoor duckling and ICU boxes are running on Axis 3364-LVE models for a wide view. They too have IR and audio abilities.

The system is managed by Russ Curtis, Bird Rescue’s Technology Manager.

http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-p1214-e

http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-q1765-le

http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-p3364-lve