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>

本数据集包含加拿大约克大学（York University）BIOL3250课程配套的后院观鸟实验元数据（meta-data）。<br><b>表格说明：</b><b>重复组（Replicate）</b>指代重复观测的对象或唯一个体；<b>观测日期（Date）</b>为观测完成日期，格式为日/月/年（d/m/y）；<b>研究者（Researcher）</b>为录入观测数据的人员姓名首字母。<br><b>采样地点（Location）</b>为数据采集的宽泛地址范围，包含所属社区及城市名称；<b>鸟类物种（Species）</b>为已识别鸟类的通用中文名；<b>出现频次（Frequency）</b>指60分钟采样周期内，观测到该鸟类实施特定行为的总次数；<b>行为类型（Behaviour）</b>为观测到的鸟类活动简要描述，例如飞行、停栖于树木或与其他鸟类互动等；<b>持续时长（Duration）</b>代表采样周期内该鸟类完成某一特定行为的总耗时；<b>发声情况（Noise）</b>用于记录该鸟类在实施对应行为期间是否发出鸣叫、啼叫等声响。<br>表格内每一行（对应一个重复组）仅记录单一种类鸟类的单一种行为，即每行的鸟类物种与行为类型均为唯一组合，确保单一行仅对应单一物种的单种行为。<br>本观测性研究于单日上午8:30启动，采样时长为60分钟；实验期间天气晴朗少风，风力微弱。