diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird.py b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird.py
index c97158695..8d2c598fc 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/bird.py
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@ class BirdRealTimeProcessor(RealTimeProcessorApi):
             obj_data["box"][1],
             obj_data["box"][2],
             obj_data["box"][3],
-            224,
+            int(
+                max(
+                    obj_data["box"][1] - obj_data["box"][0],
+                    obj_data["box"][3] - obj_data["box"][2],
+                )
+                * 1.1
+            ),
             1.0,
         )