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Research Top Ten Birds for Mrs. Wood's Class by Moore and Will House Sparrows by Aaron, David and Andrew Artwork Hairy Woodpecker by Jeffrey Cedar Waxwing by Peter Poems Mystical Eagle by Chris Articles Vital Information by Amanda Puzzles Tufted Titmouse Word Search by James Top Ten Birds Mrs. Wood's Class Saw By
Moore and Will Flock size for House Sparrows in New York, Arizona and over the entire U.S. By
Aaron, David, Andrew Introduction There are many types of birds that stay together in flocks. Some are cold weather birds and some are warm weather birds. In our study we are looking for how many House Sparrows are found in a flock. We looked at the average group (flock) size of birds seen at one time in New York, Arizona and over the entire U.S. Although there was data for many kinds of birds, there was one species that topped them all.
Our hypothesis was that the average group size for House Sparrows in New York and over the entire U.S. would be approximately the same, and that Arizona would have a much smaller group size because the House Sparrow seems to be a cold weather bird. It is very hot in Arizona.
Materials For our project we used the FeederWatch database to find data on House Sparrows for the three areas we were interested in (New York, Arizona, and over the entire U.S.).
Methods To find our data we went to the Mean Data section of Data Retrieval within the Classroom FeederWatch website. First, we chose not to indicate any states so that we could find the average number of House Sparrows seen at one time (flock size) over the entire U.S. Then we checked for average flock size of House Sparrows in New York. Finally, we looked for the average flock size in Arizona.
Results The average flock size of House Sparrows over the entire U.S. is 7.2 birds, as shown in Figure 1. The average flock size seen in New York at one time is also 7.2 birds, as shown in Figure 1. The average flock size of House Sparrows in Arizona is 0, as shown in Figure 1. You must keep in mind that there was only one class that participated in the bird count in Arizona, and they only went out and recorded data on one day.
Conclusion We found that the data supported our hypothesis. Average flock size for New York and over the entire U.S. was much larger than average flock size in Arizona. Average flock size for House Sparrows in other parts of the world may be larger than in New York and over the entire U.S., but we will only know this if there are classes doing this all over the world.
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Chris The mystical eagle takes flight in the shade of a willow His flight is as smooth and fluid as water itself His sharp beak glistens like a star in the midnight sky His watchful eye stands guard over his country and home His peace is my peace
Vital Information for Everyday Birds By Amanda As a bird, I learned never ever to tease a hungry cat. Make sure to migrate south for the winter, and don’t delay! Cats can be extremely dangerous, I repeat, extremely dangerous. Don’t expect to get any sleep when the eggs have finally hatched. Never criticize a mother bird. You would be grouchy too if you had to sit on eggs all day. Wishing will get you nowhere, very very fast. Never kick a good bird when it is down. Flying is not as easy as it seems, take it from someone who knows. It doesn’t matter how many times you do it, flying into trees always hurts. The wise bird built its house in a very high tree. The stupid bird built its nest in a cat’s food dish. Where there is a lot of free bird seed, there’s always a hungry cat waiting. Never let a devious cat baby-sit your newborn chicks. There is one journey for a bird, getting away from a cat. If your nest doesn’t make sense, nothing does.
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