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.

本实验于2015年9月28日周一，在约克大学（York University）的丹比林地（Danby Woodlot）与斯通池塘（Stong Pond）区域开展。当日气温约21℃，天气为阴天并伴有冷风。实验时段为下午2:45至4:45。参与本次实验的小组成员包括Sarah、Sharon、Anosha与Sayed。首个观测点位为草地，鸟类丰富度通过如下方式测定：将一条40米长的样带胶带随机布设为直线，实验者沿样带行走，对每米范围内的所有可见鸟类开展5分钟的观测。该流程在草地区域重复开展5次，随后在丹比林地重复5次，仅将样带长度调整为30米。值得注意的是，为观测斯通池塘区域的鹅类，实验人员设置了一条横跨该池塘的虚拟样线。研究人员记录各物种的特征，并通过课程配套的鉴定手册与课程博客上提供的参考资料完成物种鉴定。