Mary Carroll Park is an urban wetland with two basins that are typically filled throughout the year. A variety of waterbirds visit the park for food and refuge, and may breed if conditions are favorable. The installation of nest boxes aims to provide readily available habitat for wildlife that depend on tree hollows for nesting, roosting, and denning. Given the fluctuations in birdlife, the nest boxes help to artificially restore habitat, ensuring its availability when needed.
Volunteers at the park periodically check the nest boxes to assess their usage and effectiveness. Calyptus enhances this process by taking a quicker, more conservative approach during inspections, minimizing disturbances to wildlife. General information from the inspections is then processed to provide a real-time snapshot of wildlife activity.
- General informatics for insights on inspections.
- Natural language processing for recording conditions.
- Exporting data in CSV format.
Inspirations were drawn from experiences at Mary Carroll Wetland. The park serves as a base point for personal observations.