BIRD CENSUS

• Goal: to determine the diversity and abundance of birds in an area.
• Preparation: know how to identify the birds on our bird list.
• Time Necessary: spend 90 minutes conducting the bird census.
• Equipment: map, binoculars, bird field guide book, data sheet, pencil.
• Turn in: a Bird Census Data Sheet in html or in Microsoft Word format

OBJECTIVES:

1. To obtain experience in natural history field research and techniques.
2. To identify many of the bird species occuring here.
3. To better understand the composition of our local bird community.

PROCEDURE:

• Map out an area for the bird census that should take about one hour to survey.
• Record every bird observed (sight or sound) occurring within the census area for 1.5 hours.
• Be careful not to double-count individual birds.
• Add up the number of individuals observed for each species and record it in the space provided.
• Then add up the total number of individuals of all species and the total number of species observed and record these data in the spaces provided.
  

Record these data on the Bird Census Data Sheet (html / word) and turn in.

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