🐦 Feather-Trace: Bird watching Meets Tech

This project is a nature-inspired data logging tool for tracking bird sightings in a garden, at your home, sanctuar or anywhere you please. Built with Python and SQLite, it allows users to record species, timestamps, locations, and notes, and visualize seasonal patterns using dashboards.

🌿 Features

• Log bird sightings with species, date/time, location, and notes
• Store data in a relational SQLite database
• Query sightings by season, species, or location
• Optional dashboard integration with Power BI or Tableau
• Flask-based web interface for easy data entry (optional)

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python 3
• SQLite
• SQLAlchemy
• Flask
• Tableau (for visualization)

🐦 Sample Use Case

Ashley logs a sighting of a Northern Cardinal in her West Virginia garden on Sept 5, 2025. The logger stores the entry and later visualizes seasonal bird activity using Tableau.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo
2. Run logger.py to log sightings
3. Use queries.py to explore patterns
4. Connect bird_data.db to Power BI or Tableau for dashboards
5. Feather-Trace/ ├── app.py ├── sightings.db ← (auto-created on first run) ├── static/ │ └── uploads/ ← create this manually └── templates/ └── index.html

📊 Future Enhancements

• Add image upload for sightings
• GPS-based location tagging
• Weather API integration
• Moon phase integration and logging