Hadden

Is More Birdseed Eaten at a Bird Feeder in an Open Area or in a Dense Area ?

What to get
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 * 2 identical bird feeders
 * Birdseed
 * Measuring cup

=What to do=
 * Put one bird feeder on a tree in an open field
 * Put second bird feeder in a bush out of sight
 * Fill bird feeder to same point on each feeder
 * Every afternoon fill measuring cup then pour into feeder until it has reached the marked point
 * Then measure the birdseed left in the measuring cup to see how much was eaten
 * Repeat until you feel you have enough data

Variables:

 * Independent variable:** The placement of the bird-feeders
 * Dependent variable:** How much birdseed the birds eat at the feeders

=Hypothesis= I think that birds will prefer the more dense area, with trees and bushes because there will be more cover, so they will feel more safe.

Background Research
In an article about where to hang your feeder it said, to put the feeder where it is covered or sheltered so the birds will feel safe from predators.

=Results and Data= My graph shows that more birdseed was eaten from the dense area bird feeder, but barely any birdseed was ever eaten from the one in an open area.

and trees.
 * You need to make sure to start early enough because birds will not come to your feeder for a week or so.
 * My data supported my hypothesis by showing more birdseed was eaten from the bird feeder in the bushes

=Conclusion= In conclusion my data supported my hypothesis and showed that birds prefer bird feeders that are more out of sight and with more coverage from rain. I think one of the reason that birds barely came to the bird feeder in an open area is that most of the time that I was doing my experiment it was raining a lot and the bird feeder in the open had no coverage. It is also a good idea to put your bird feeder up as early as you can because it usually takes a week or so for birds to come.

Bibliography:
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