AI Corner
Code for Raptors
Open-source AI tools, interactive demos, and programming resources — all built around California's raptors.
Our Tools
Raptor ID AI
Identify any California raptor from a photo
Upload a photo and our open-source computer vision model identifies the species, confidence score, and key field marks — in under 2 seconds. Trained on 40,000 field photographs.
Migration Tracker
Real-time raptor migration data across California
Aggregates sighting data from our 800+ volunteer monitors and eBird into an interactive map. Watch the autumn hawk migration unfold in near real-time.
Rodenticide Exposure Map
Visualizing the poisoning crisis county by county
An interactive map of confirmed rodenticide exposure cases in California raptors, sourced from wildlife rehabilitation centers and necropsy reports.
Build With Us
All of our tools are open source and actively maintained. Whether you're a seasoned ML engineer or a student writing your first Python script, there's a meaningful contribution waiting for you.
View GitHub OrganizationFork a repo
Browse our GitHub organization and find a project that interests you.
Pick an issue
Every repo has beginner-friendly issues tagged 'good first issue'.
Submit a PR
We review every pull request within 48 hours and give detailed feedback.
Ship conservation code
Your code goes into production tools used by real raptor advocates.
Free Resources
California Raptor Photo Dataset
40,000+ labeled raptor photographs. Free for non-commercial research and conservation use.
Download DatasetRaptor ID API Docs
REST API for species identification. Free tier: 500 requests/month. Used by 12 conservation orgs.
Read the DocsCode + Conservation Curriculum
A 6-week coding curriculum for high schoolers using raptor data science as the project context.
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