Distance Based Sampling Techniques with Birds in Grassland and Woodlot Habitat.

Grassland and woodlot habitat was selected from York University’s Keele Campus . In each habitat type, 25 meter belt transect tape was layed out 5 times. Each time (while walking slowly and continuously ) along the transect tape, bird calls and observed birds with binoculars /and naked eyes were identified and their common name was recorded. The total number of each type of bird seen (frequency of sighting) was also recorded for each transect along with their estimated distance (in meter) from the transect. Beaufort Scale was used to record the wind speed, where visible effect on land (such as smoke rising vertically or leaves rustling) were used to estimate the Beaufort unit (0-12).