Backyard Bird Observation Experiment

Data with meta-data for a backyard birdwatching experiment done as part of course BIOL3250 at York University, Canada. <br> <b>Descriptions of Table:</b><b>Replicate </b>represents the replicate or unique animal observed.<b>Date </b>is the date the observation was made in the format d/m/y.<b>Researcher </b>is the initials of the person who inputted the observational data.<br><b>Location </b>is the broad address of where the data was collected. It includes the name of the neighbourhood and the city it is found in.<b>Species </b>represents the common name of the bird species identified.<b>Frequency </b>is the number of times the species of bird was observed performing a specific behaviour during the 60-minute sampling period.<b>Behaviour </b>is a brief description of the activity the bird was seen doing such as flying, perching on a tree, or interacting with other birds.<b>Duration </b>represents the total amount of time the bird spent on a certain behavior during the sampling period.<b>Noise </b>is if the birds made any noise such as chirping or cawing during the time they were seen doing a behavior.<br> Each row or replicate in the table has a single species of bird per behavior. There is a unique combination of species of bird with behavior in each row as there is one species per behavior per row.<br>The observational study was conducted over a 60-minute period on a single day at 8:30am. The weather during the experiment was clear and sunny with little wind.<br><br>