Jess's+Bird+Tweets

What type of feeder do birds prefer?
 * My Question **

I think they will prefer the tube feeder best because it provides a place to rest.
 * My Hypothesis **

Tube Feeder Bowl Feeder Covered Bowl/Jug Feeder
 * Types of Feeders**

**My Independent Variable** Type of feeder

Amount of seed
 * My Dependent Variable **

**My Control Variables** Placement of feeders Time and date

Bowl Tube Milk Jug Wire, String or Hooks Wild Bird Seed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Materials **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Get/Make Various Feeder <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Get One Type Of Food <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Measure Out 950 mL (4 Cups) Per Feeder Of Seed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Weigh Seed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Fill Feeders With 950 mL (4 Cups) Of Seed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Stick Feeders In A Tree Around The Same Height <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Leave For 2 Days 8. Weigh Left Over Seed 9. Record Data 10. Compare Data <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11. Draw a Conclusion <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The different feeders only work if birds can find them. Since a bird's sense of smell is not very good they rely on sight to find a feeder. When a bird finds a feeder they may call other birds over or they may eat alone. Sometimes birds will fight over food. Small differences in feeders will affect the type of bird that is attracted to the feeder. The type of bird can also affect what type of feeder they would go to. I am trying to see overall if there is a type of feeder that seems to attract the most birds by measuring how much food is <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">eaten. As I stated in my hypothesis, I think most birds will be attracted to the tube feeder because it has perches, and one of my feeders could be the first one that a bird reaches after flying for a while. I think that having perches will provide something that other feeders do not have, and it will attract more birds that the feeders without perches.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Procedure **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Background Information **


 * Data Collection**


 * Session 1**
 * = **Type** **of**
 * Feeder** ||= **Amt. of Seed (Beginning)** ||= **Amt. of Seed (End)** || **Amt. of Seed Eaten**
 * (Beginning - End)** ||
 * = **Tube Feeder** ||= 780 g ||= 740 g || 40 g ||
 * = **Bowl Feeder** ||= 780 g ||= 810 g || -30 g ||
 * = **Covered Feeder** ||= 780 g ||= 795 9 || -15 g ||


 * Session 2**

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed (Beginning)** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed (End)** || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed Eaten** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**(Beginning - End)** ||
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Type** **of**
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Tube Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">680 g || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">100 g ||
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Bowl Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">635 g || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">145 g ||
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Covered Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">655 9 || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">125 g ||

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed (Beginning)** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed (End)** || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Amt. of Seed Eaten** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**(Beginning - End)** ||
 * Session 3**
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Type** **of**
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Tube Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">660 g || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">120 g ||
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Bowl Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">685 g || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">95 g ||
 * = <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Covered Feeder** ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">780 g ||= <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">695 9 || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">85 g ||

1. Because I did not allow enough time for data collection (2 days) these results are problematic. Due to the fact that the initial results are problematic I will continue the experiment for 4 more days (2 intervals of 2 days) beyond what I have completed in the time that was given. 2. Snow caused a problem as well. The snow collected most on the bowl feeder because it was not covered. The covered feeder also got some snow and the tube feeder got very little if no snow. This caused a problem because my end results weighed more than my original starting weight. 3. Measurement errors are also a problem. When dealing with changes that can be only a few grams than the margin for error is very big.
 * Limitation****s[[image:Birds_G_graph.JPG width="342" height="210"]]**


 * Conclusions**
 * My results support my hypothesis. **