Citizen Science and TRC’s Bird Cam Site and Bird Videos
Birds at a Feeder
See on this site Birds At Feeders Videos
See also SW YouTube channel's Birds Birds At a Feeder
Observing wild birds at a feeder can provide hours of entertainment and an opportunity to do some Citizen Science. The videos of birds feeding at a feeder were taken using Riverwood's feeder locations. You can augment these videos by having your students view the live Birdcams at several locations. Use the search word "Birdcam".
One of the best sites is The Cornell Lab's site which features Birdcams from Ontario and other locations.
Also check out Bird Studies Canada Project Feeder Watch for more ideas.
Citizen science is a way of helping scientists in a variety of fields. In this case you are helping ornithologists learn about birds, bird feeders learn about the best foods and bird food producers analyze the success of their bird food products.
Scientist, birder or businesses person the information you share is important to them for it helps them better understand what happens in the real world. This is filed research.
You can involve your children and friends by researching the answers to the questions below:
Birds at the Feeder Questions
See on this site Birds At Feeders Videos
See also SW YouTube channel's Birds Birds At a Feeder
Observing wild birds at a feeder can provide hours of entertainment and an opportunity to do some Citizen Science. The videos of birds feeding at a feeder were taken using Riverwood's feeder locations. You can augment these videos by having your students view the live Birdcams at several locations. Use the search word "Birdcam".
One of the best sites is The Cornell Lab's site which features Birdcams from Ontario and other locations.
Also check out Bird Studies Canada Project Feeder Watch for more ideas.
Citizen science is a way of helping scientists in a variety of fields. In this case you are helping ornithologists learn about birds, bird feeders learn about the best foods and bird food producers analyze the success of their bird food products.
Scientist, birder or businesses person the information you share is important to them for it helps them better understand what happens in the real world. This is filed research.
You can involve your children and friends by researching the answers to the questions below:
Birds at the Feeder Questions
- Which birds do you see at the feeder?
- What time of day did you see them?
- What was the weather like?
- How many times to you see a specific species of bird at a feeder?
- What is the average time a given species stays on a feeder?
- Which birds chase off other birds?
- What food preference do the species exhibit?
- How many bird visits did you record in five minute period?
- Based on several observation periods what is the average number of bird visits per hour?
- What other animals besides birds visit the feeder?
- How do these animals impact the birds?
- Make a list of the birds that come to the feeder and classify them as follows:
- What conclusions can you draw from this chart?
- What sort of feeder do the birds go to? Sunflower seeds? Suet? Both?
- What do birds do once they leave the feeder?
- Which birds are more tolerant of people?
- What do the birds when danger is spotted? (You will need to watch the live feed to see this happen as it is fairly rare.)
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