Thank you for posting this. I'm going to see about setting up one of these for my mom, who is a VERY avid birder (I already have the Pi and outdoor enclosure).

Thank you for posting this. I'm going to see about setting up one of these for my mom, who is a VERY avid birder (I already have the Pi and outdoor enclosure). It looks like one slightly difficult issue is finding a good weatherproof microphone that works with the Pi.