Good morning Richard.
I feel terrible it took so long to resolve.
There were some major things going on (moving, major flu, etc.) that put me way behind.
The problem (which I though for sure was the old server) turned out to be a splice out near the pole, that had broken.
Those were new splices, that I did not think would've been the problem.
I was wrong.
So glad it's back up going. Hopefully it stays up!
Great idea about reposting the link Richard:
http://prtl.uhcl.edu/environmental-inst ... ple-martin
I have had the hardest time over the years, making a mount that is sturdy, and utilizes the gourd's inspection port (threaded so it can it be easily removed for nest checks, and, moved to another gourd mid-season, if needed.
I've come up with numerous rigs, but all have proven to either be not sturdy, or, not easily removable.
I've tried a different mounting point this season.
The gourds are Troyer verticals.
I've mounted the camera at the front of the tunnel, above the Conley II wing-entrapment guard, pointing towards the back of the gourd.
One thing about these Hawk Eye cameras (standard def and high def) is that they need to be mounted as far from the nest as possible, due to their narrow field of view.
I noticed you had commented about that as well, about the Martins taking up the whole screen.
This definitely makes it a bit more tricky when positioning them, to allow for a wider field of view.
However, like I mentioned in a previous post, these Hawk Eye cameras (what the PMCA store has) are extremely high quality.
Our Hawk Eye camera has been through the ringer (left outside for years, handling power surges and even shorts, etc.), and is still working beautifully! Even the IR "night vision" is still working perfect.
I can't say enough good things about the quality of the Hawk Eye cameras.
