Afternoon - I installed the Sky unit this morning (all very exciting). Just noticed a small bird perched on the top of it and then got a reading of moderate rain. This is a bit of a worry as the garden is full of birds (in the country) and it could have a notable impact on the number of warnings/amo…

I have purchased two of the Ambient Weather bird spike kits for my CoCoRaHS and Ambient Weather WS-2902A. The kit comes with two clamp bands so you should easily be able to mount on the Tempest.

So here is my budget anti roosting device. Basically just a 24" piece of 1/8 wire rod from the local big box store, bent appropriately, with two screws to hold it in place. Aluminum welding rod of a similar diameter does not work. It has a crystalline structure that does not bend. They didn’t stoc…

[image] Glbltvlr: The two screws aren’t optimal, but they work. I wanted to find one of those small W shaped plates that have channels on either side and a screw hole in the center, but couldn’t even come up with a name to search for. Kind of like a throttle cable holder, but smaller channels. …

I was thinking you were going to bend it like this: [image]. I know that small birds will still find the top attractive and won’t be bothered by the wire the way you have it. Bending it over the top without shadowing the center light sensor at high noon should not have much if any effect on rain me…

I want to keep the rod vertical enough that they won’t try to roost on it. I’ll watch it for a few days and see how well it works. Plan B is the $15 crown posted up thread.

[Screenshot_20200627-075250_Photos] this guy would have no issues with it the way you have it. Imagine if it was a sparrow.

Thank you for sharing this great idea. I received my Ambient Weather Bird Spike Kit and installed it. One thing I noticed…I had to trim (shorten) the clamp band to make it fit, otherwise it looks to be a great option till WF creates their own bird spike.

Thank you for sharing this great idea. Regarding the Ambient Bird Spike, I found I had to trim almost 1 inch from the clamp to fit the Tempest. Otherwise, it’s a good option.

You were right. The larger birds no longer roost, but the small ones aren’t put off. On the plus side, they tend not to trigger rain alerts. On the minus side, they seem to love taking a dump on it.

A big beautiful white and shiny target. The birds are probably doing target practice :slight_smile:

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