Comparing Avg Foraging Time of Birds in an Urban Area.xlsx

The data set being examined is the raw data collected over two separate days to observe for foraging patterns of birds in an urban region. It was specifically observed which birds were seen above foraging compared to ground foraging and how long each bird set had been foraging for. This raw data was collected and observed through setting up two different kinds of bird feeders on two separate days, one that was on the ground (to observe time for ground foragers) and one that was set up 6ft directly above where the ground feeder was on the first day to observe time spent above foraging. Birds found within the radius of the backyard of study were also observed for behaviours to understand how different birds interact in this sort of environment and how it may affect foraging as well.

本次研究的数据集为两日采集的原始数据，旨在观测城市区域内鸟类的觅食模式。该数据集重点记录了高空觅食与地面觅食的鸟类种类，并统计了每一群鸟类的总觅食时长。本次原始数据通过架设两种不同类型的喂鸟器采集完成：地面喂鸟器用于观测地面觅食鸟类的觅食时长，另一台喂鸟器被架设于该地面喂鸟器正上方6英尺处，用于观测高空觅食鸟类的觅食时长，整体采集工作分两日开展。研究同时对研究后院半径范围内的鸟类行为进行观测，以解析该环境下不同鸟类的互动模式及其对觅食行为的潜在影响。