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Information
on the weather conditions during your Count Days can be important
for interpreting patterns of feeder use. Similarly, information
on the amount of time that you spent watching your feeders
during each count is important to our interpretation of your
data.
Note the weather
Record
the predominant daylight weather conditions during your
Count Days, including the temperature extremes, type of
precipitation (if any), and snow cover depth and patchiness.
Note
the time you spent watching your feeders
You may count for as
little or as long as you like. Just record the amount of time you spent
watching birds in your Count Site during your Count Days. Keep track of the time you actually spend watching your feeders. For example, if you are in the kitchen working for an hour, and you can see the feeders out your kitchen window, you would only record the portion of that hour when you were actually looking at the feeders. |
