My grand padlet by Cameron Hallonquist https://padlet.com/hallonquistc/wf2rkirx28zhvdi0 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2020-07-28 03:57:42 UTC 2025-06-10 15:58:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Cameron Hallonquist, Bird Identification Research Project hallonquistc https://padlet.com/hallonquistc/wf2rkirx28zhvdi0/wish/663844472 Background:
My research project was around discovering what type of bird food would allow me to attract the largest population of bird in my nearby suburb area, which is my backyard. I pursue this specific topic because I have been living in this house for over 15 years, and our neighborhood is close to a nearby river and a patch of woods which attracts and hosts a wide variety of different species of birds that overtime have seen our backyard has a daily food source. I would benefit other people in my area, but giving them quantitative data on how to approach specific types of birds in case of more individualized research. For example, if someone wanted to look into the american crows and animal behavior, crack corn will be the best option thanks to the data presented to them in this bird observation. Many birds have their own preferences in what they eat. Take, for example, the house finch, which is known for looking towards insects and fruits in its diet, or crows who look into more corn and other large vegetation. 
Set-up:
The observation was simple, as I used only three steps in this bird observation. The feeder is a hopper feeder that is cleaned and replaced with an alternative food source which in this case was suet, cracked corn, and a mixture each day and the observations to the rest. I am looking for frequencies for certain birds that seem to have attraction to the individual food source that is displayed for that day. The time frames were for 45 minute observation periods right outside in my backyard behind a glass screen. 
Results:
The results concluded that there is a clear association in mixture type whether individualized or combined, and the variety and quantity of unique birds that, in that time-period, were interested in what I offered on that day. It seems from the collection of data from the three-day observation showed a higher mean in number of birds observed in the 45-minute period, and a lower standard variation between the mean which since of the higher quantity of birds observed, led to less variance between encounters. To attract the highest volume of birds in your local region, getting a simple food mixture commonly found at your nearest home-depot proves to be the most effective method in this study. This is because the mixture has unique food sources within that cater to different unique species of bird’s diet preferences, like blue jays and seeds, or woodpeckers and nuts (ie, peanuts). More variety of species of bird are present when the mixture is present. The chart shows each of the birds species, and their frequencies when each of the three food types is present. The chart shows that the mixture results in both a wider variety, and a larger quantity is all the bird types in my local area behind my backyard. 
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Blue Jay | National Geographic. (2011, May 10). Animals. 
 
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