Postcard Home Feed & Power Settings

The Bird Buddy app offers a simplified and unified way to view your postcards, while still giving you control over how your camera behaves between sessions.

📸 Viewing Postcards in the Feed

Your Bird Buddy feed now displays all postcards in a single, continuous view. This includes both confidently identified bird sightings and those with uncertain results.

What is a Low-Confidence Postcard?

Some postcards may be marked with a red Low Confidence tag. This means that our system couldn’t confidently identify the bird in the image. These postcards may fall into one of the following categories:

• Mystery visitor – No match was found.
• Unrecognized – The image was unclear or too difficult to analyze.
• Low probability recognition – A species was guessed, but the match was very weak.

Only standard (curated) postcards trigger push notifications. You won’t receive notifications for low-confidence sightings, but they will still appear in your feed.

⚙️ Power Modes in Feeder Settings

You can fine-tune how often your camera captures new postcards by adjusting Power Modes in the Feeder Settings menu. These settings control the cooldown period (rest time) between capture sessions:

• Standard Mode (Default): A balanced setting that maintains good battery life while sending you regular postcards. If you receive fewer than 6 postcards a day, cooldown time shortens automatically.
• Power Saver Mode: Increases cooldown time to preserve battery life. Best if you prefer fewer updates or have frequent, repetitive bird visits.
• Frenzy Mode: Captures the most activity by minimizing cooldown time (as low as 1 minute). Great for active feeders, though some visits might still be missed during brief cooldowns.

Even in Frenzy Mode, the camera needs a short break after each session.

📝 Summary: How to Make the Most of Your Experience

• Your postcard feed now shows everything in one place, including low-confidence sightings.
• Low-confidence postcards are clearly labeled, with tappable tags for more info.
• Push notifications are only sent for confidently recognized (curated) postcards.
• Use Power Modes to control how often your feeder sends new postcards.
• You can still filter your feed by species preferences under Settings.