Lab3: Birds species observed in York University

This experiment was performed on Monday September 28, 2015 in York university at Danby woodlot and Stong pond region. Temperature was around 21°C with cloudy weather and a cold breeze. Experiment was performed between 2:45 - 4:45 pm. Group members who participated in this experiment were: Sarah, Sharon, Anosha and Sayed. Grassland was the first location to start bird observation, abundance was determined by placing a 40 m long transect tape randomly in a straight line and the experimenter would walk along the tape and observe every bird in sight for 5 minutes each meter. This process was replicated 5 times in Grassland and then another 5 times at the Danby woodlots except for changing the transect length to 30 meters. What is worth mentioning is that one virtual line was made across the pond to observe geese at the Stong pond area. Characteristics of each species were written and then identified using the guiding book and the guides provided on the course blog.